Thak-Thak gang's kingpin arrested by Delhi Police

Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Friday arrested the kingpin of 'Thak-Thak' gang of South India from New Delhi railway station. The accused was arrested as soon as he arrived in the Capital by Rajdhani Express with a loaded pistol and Rs 8.10 lakh cash stolen by his gang members, active in Kolkata.

According to senior police officers, the accused, who was identified as 48-year-old Kanahiyan, a resident of Inderpuri in Delhi, is the trainer of the gang and is addressed as 'Guruji' by the Thak-Thak gang members.

"It was on March 16, when the police team received information that the kingpin of Thak-Thak gang is arriving at New Delhi railway station by Howrah Rajdhani Express after collecting booty and illegal weapon from his gang members. Based on the input, a trap was laid at all the exit points of the railway station and the accused was successfully identified and arrested by the police," said Bhisham Singh, DCP crime.

Kanahiyan told the police that his gang members usually target moving cars and distract drivers either by knocking the window, puncturing tyres, pouring oil under car's hood at red lights or by staging minor accidents. "Then one of the gang members lifts away the bag kept in the car while the other members distract the driver's attention. The female members in the team cook food for the team members and also play a role in the stealing act as the females tend to come in front of slowly moving cars depicting it to be an accident," the DCP said.