Six cases of theft solved

PANCHKULA, Oct 6: With the arrest of five youths, local police claim to have solved three theft cases in the township. A police swoop yesterday netted Surinder, Satinder, Dinesh Kumar, Dharamraj and Madanpal, all residents of Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh. According to sources, police recovered taps, vessels and other goods worth Rs 72,500 from them.

After interrogation, it was revealed that Madan Pal and Surinder were the gang-leaders; the duo used to roam the lanes in residential areas at night in the guise of rehri-wallahs, looking for houses where no one appeared to be at home. The gang would break into these residences and remove sanitary fittings and other goods. The five were produced in court yesterday and have been sent to the Juvenile Home in Sonepat.