On Friday, the Cyberabad police caught 7 members of an inter-state Pardhi gang involved in 5 murders, 2 robberies and 10 theft cases. 5 other members of the gang are still at large. The Malkajgiri and LB Nagar police stations were jointly involved in the operatoons.
Among the arrested were Rahul Bapurao Pawar (23), Goraklalchand (20), Kailash Suresh (35), Kalender Vasant (5), Parmesh Ganesh (18), Tharun laxman (18) and Sonu Kalender (18). All were residents of Kukatpally and hail from Nanded in Maharashtra.
The gang has confessed to have committed quite a few gruesome murders - including hacking a man with an axe and boulders, and strangling another. Since May 2009. their lits of offences totals to 16, according to a police statement.
Dilip Juguraj Pawar, Sanjay Juguraj Pawar, Biskat Juguraj Pawar, Anil Kale and Chakradhar Kale were their accomplices who are absconding.
Pardhi is a tribe found mostly in Maharshtra and Madhya Pradesh.