One gang, 500 burglaries
The first step of the operation: recce flats and apartments in different areas. Once the lights are turned off, the real action begins.
Information collected from these recces is then shared with three gang leaders, who specialise in cutting grilles, climbing up to 8th-10th floors like "spiders" and breaking locks.
"This 20-member gang has carried out at least 500 burglaries in different parts of the country in the last eight years since 2014," HM Azimul Haque, deputy commissioner at Dhaka Metropolitan Police Tejgaon division, told this correspondent.
Police came up with the information after arresting three of its members who were found involved in a theft incident in New Eskaton area. During the Eid vacation in April, New Eskaton resident Touhidul Islam and his family left their flat for their village home in Narsingdi.
When they returned after five days, they found the locks of three almirahs open and the grilles of the kitchen cut. Cash, gold jewellery and 18 wristwatches worth Tk 12 lakh were missing from the house.
After investigating the case for the last several months, Hatirjheel police tracked the gang. The three arrestees are -- Ismail Khan (30), Fahad Hossain Komol (26), and Arif Hossain (30). They were arrested in Dhaka on Wednesday.
According to Hafiz Al Faruk, additional deputy commissioner of DMP (Tejgaon Industrial Zone), arrestee Ismail is known as the "black spider" of the gang for his climbing skills. Arif is adept at breaking locks, while Komol's responsibility is to ensure a safe exit after the burglary.
Police also arrested jewellery trader Gopal Ghosh from Tantibazar who purchased stolen gold ornaments from this racket several times. According to the Crime Data Management System, Ismail has four cases against his name. Meanwhile, Arif has two while Komol four.
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