UP Police Busts Gang Who Looted Truck Drivers by Dressing as Women in Allahabad

Allahabad, January 15: Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a member of the gang that "honey trapped" truck drivers by dressing up as women and looted them of cash and valuables in Handia town of Allahab

Allahabad, January 15: Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a member of the gang that “honey trapped” truck drivers by dressing up as women and looted them of cash and valuables in Handia town of Allahabad, officials said on Monday.

The arrested robber told the police that he and his gang members looted truckers as they used to stop their vehicle after seeing “women” waving at them on the highway, particularly at night, the Hindustan Times reported.

Inspector of Handia police station Anil Kumar Singh said that around 15 days ago he received information about incidents of loot on the highway in the trans-Ganga area. Working on a tip-off, he and his team nabbed Saleem after raiding a village in Handia police station area.

“Some months back, Saleem was sent to jail in some other crime cases and had come out on bail a few months ago,” Singh said.

“The gang has looted about 40 truckers on the Allahabad-Varanasi highway in the past three months,” he added.

As the robbers looted only cash and valuables, no formal complaint was lodged. But Singh took help from police informers to trace the looters. The hunt is on for the three other members of Saleem’s gang.

“While many truckers used to ignore these ‘women’ (robbers) on the highway, some of them used to stop their vehicles to offer a lift to them, but got looted on gunpoint,” Singh said.

“Some prostitutes were active at some roadside eateries on the highway some years back. It is possible that some drivers may have stopped their vehicles assuming the ‘women’ (robbers) to be prostitutes,” he added.