The S.R. Nagar police arrested a gang of five pickpockets who used to steal valuables from passengers of crowded buses.
The accused have been identified as Kadrivelu, Kanyakumar, Mahesh, Sundarraj, and Saleem who hailed from Tamil Nadu and were staying in a rented house in Basavanagudi.
According to the police, the accused would get into crowded buses and target passengers by standing around him/her to divert attention, while one of them will steal the valuables. The accused would pass on the stolen valuables to each other and get down from the bus .
Based on a series of theft complaints, a special team was formed who kept a watch on crowded buses and tracked down the accused and arrested them.
