Four members of the band "Band Baaja Baarat", enneiled in Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi police threw a “band”, Baaja, Baraat ‘Gang of Thieves, who made high profile weddings in the Capital and its suburbs and caught four of its members, including a minor, officials said on Thursday.

By this, three cases of weddings in Shastri Park, Swaroop Nagar and GTB Enclave were resolved.

Gang, based in the Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, was involved in several incidents to steal cash and jewelry from wedding places, the police said.

“Gang has specialized in weddings at Gatecrashing and joins the guests by dressing in festive clothes. They would participate in the event as if they were invited to it, to take dinner and to wait with the right time to strike,” said Deputy Commissioner of Apoorva Gupta.

Once the opportunity was presented, they would quickly steal the bags containing gifts, jewelry and cash intended for the groom and groom before disappearing from the place, DCP said.

Following a series of wedding theft reported in Delhi-Ncr, the police launched an investigation. After analyzing in detail the CCTV materials from various wedding places and implemented informants in the banquet halls and farms, the police could identify the culprits, she said.

“The key tactic of the gang involved the use of minors to commit thefts. Research revealed that the band leader would attract parents in their villages ₹10 – 12 Lakh a year in exchange for children’s services, “Gupta said.

These children, usually between the ages of 9 and 15, were then brought to Delhi, where they followed workouts on how to steal things without raising suspicion. They were also trained to join the guests, to act with confidence and to stay silent if they are caught, she said.

“The police received a stop on the movement of the band and an attack was made near the Shastri Park subway warehouse. During the attack, the three accused were arrested and a minor was detained,” Gupta said.

The accused was identified as Ajju, Kuljeet and Kalu Chhayal, all of Madhya Pradesh, she said.

The police recovered ₹She said that 2.14,000 in cash, a mobile phone and several pieces of silver jewelry from the accused.

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