The police on February 12 (Monday) arrested five members of an inter-State gang, known as ‘Parthi Gang’ of Maharashtra, allegedly involved in a series of highway robberies and stealing petrol from roadside fuel filling stations in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Two 12-wheeler lorries, diesel cans, hand pumps, and pipes, all worth more than ₹40 lakh, and ₹3.5 lakh in cash were seized from the accused.
After preliminary investigation, the police also arrested three people hailing from Anantapur district on charges of purchasing the stolen oil stocks from the gang.
Superintendent of Police K.K.N. Anburajan said the arrested ‘Parthi Gang’ members have been identified as Siva (21), Balaji Naik Wadi (40), Baba Nandu Shinde (21), Madhav Suresh Pawar (20), and Ashok Dharma Jadav (55), all hailing from Dharashiv district of Maharashtra.
