Gorakhpur, Jan. 3 -- Gorakhpur police have busted an auto-lifting and robbery gang that targeted crowded areas and religious places in the city, arresting 40 people, including 36 women and four men.
A juvenile girl involved in the gang has been sent to a correction home. The arrested accused have been sent to jail after being produced in court, police said on Saturday.
Police recovered knives, screwdrivers, safety pins, scissors, plastic ropes, fake snakes and lizards, and vehicles, including autos and four-wheelers from the gang members.
According to the police, they received confidential information about an interstate gang of women who had arrived in the city to carry out crimes.
Acting on the tip-off, police teams conducted operatio...