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Police busts inter-state drugging-looting gang in Karnal

Karnal, Oct 2 (UNI) Police has busted a Delhi-based inter-state gang allegedly involved in drugging and looting a woman in Karnal and separately cracked a government ration theft case in Hisar, arresting five accused and recovering stolen property, a police spokesman said on Friday.
The police official said the arrests marked another phase of the ongoing statewide crackdown on organised theft networks and the illegal diversion of public property, with district units acting on specific intelligence and evidence.
In Karnal, the Detective Unit CIA-3, led by Inspector Ajay and comprising a team headed by ASI Rajesh Kumar, arrested three members of a nomadic inter-state gang on September 30 from the GT Road near Nilokheri Bus Stand, the spokesman said.
The police said the arrests mark another phase of the ongoing statewide offensive against organised theft networks and public property looters, with district units acting on specific intelligence and solid evidence to secure quick breakthroughs.
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In Karnal, the Detective Unit CIA-3, led by Inspector Ajay and comprising ASI Rajesh Kumar's team, arrested three members of a nomadic inter-state gang on September 30 from GT Road near Nilokheri Bus Stand, the spokesman said.
The case dates back to September 12, when Chameli Devi, wife of Lachhman Das and resident of Pingli village, lodged a complaint at Thana Shahar Karnal. She alleged that while returning from a jeweller's shop in Chaura Bazar around noon, a woman and a youth approached her near Gur Mandi and engaged her in conversation. The accused allegedly made her inhale an intoxicating substance and took her towards a lane near a petrol pump beyond Kalandri Gate, where they removed her one-tola gold Om pendant, both gold earrings, and two silver rings from her hand before fleeing.
Following the complaint, police registered FIR No. 669 on September 12 under relevant sections and launched a manhunt.
The arrested accused were identified as Panna Lal alias Paniya, son of Amar Singh, resident of JJ Colony, Uttam Nagar, Delhi; Vijay, son of Ram Lal, resident of Raghubir Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Delhi; and Walia, son of Prahlad, resident of Anand Parvat Camp, Delhi. All three were leading a nomadic life at the time of arrest, the spokesman said.
During a lawful search, police recovered Rs 1,500 in cash from Vijay, Rs 2,000 from Walia, and a Vivo mobile phone from Panna Lal.
The accused were produced in court. While Vijay and Walia were remanded to judicial custody at the district jail, Panna Lal was taken on a four-day police remand for intensive interrogation regarding the recovery of the stolen jewellery, the identification of other accomplices, and the linkage to similar crimes, the spokesman added.
In a parallel operation in Hisar, police arrested two accused for stealing government-rationed wheat from a depot, acting on the directions of SP Siddhant Jain, IPS.
The spokesman said FIR No. 303, dated August 21, 2026, was registered at Thana Sadar, Hisar, under Section 305(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on the complaint of Surender Kumar, a resident of Gorauthi. The complaint stated that wheat sacks were stolen from a government ration depot.
Acting on the case, Head Constable Kuldeep of Thana Sadar Hisar arrested Mukesh, son of Mahavir, and Rohtash, son of Dhanpat, both residents of Jyoti Kalan, Hisar. Upon their disclosure, police recovered two sacks of government-rationed wheat.
Both accused were produced in court and subsequently sent to jail. UNI KK AAB
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