Hyderabad: The LB Nagar police arrested an interstate attention diversion gang for their role in three cases in the city.
The arrested were identified as Mohan Kannaiah Lal Bagel, 56, Bappi Balchand Solanki, 29, Ghouri Shuklal Chowan, 40, Shuklal Laxman Chowan, 47, Vijay Kanniah Solanki, 41, Krishna Laxman Kashi, 30, Naran Shuklal Chowan, 21, and Prabhu Mohan Lal Bhagel.
“The accused used to tell the victims that they had found a gold garland weighing 1 kg while digging. They quoted Rs 5 lakh for it. To convince the victims, one of them would offer a petal, made of gold,” said M. Venkateshwar Rao, DCP LB Nagar.
They often shift their bases after committing offences in one city. The police seized four mobile phones and four fake gold garlands from their possession.
The police said that CCTVs helped them make the arrests.
