Eight members of ‘Tau Gang’ were held for robbery

Haridwar: Eight members of a group of famous Interstate robbers, allegedly involved in recent theft at a jewelry store here, had been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
The three of them were arrested on July 11 and five were held a day later from Khatauli on bypass Muzaffartar, senior supervisor of HiDwar Police (SSP) Senthil Avoodai Krishna Raj S told reporters here on Tuesday.
The police restored 1.3 kg of gold, 6 kg of silver and more than RS 12 lakh cash from them, said SSP.
They belonged to the famous gang of the robbers involved in the robbery of valuable goods worth Rs 85 Lakh in Mora Tara Jewelers in Haridwar recently, said SSP.
Active search for three other gang members, he said.
The gang member desired in connection with several criminal cases in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Gujarat, he said.
The leader of the gang, Indrapal Chaudhry, is in the current prison and one Satish Chaudhry, a resident of Bulandshahr at Uttar Pradesh, currently operates a gang, SSP said.
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar has announced a cash award of Rs 20,000 to the police team who solved this case.