Kolkata, February 15 – Six individuals accused in two separate cases were arrested in Kolkata on the same day, as Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar made surprise visits across the city to monitor the law and order situation, police sources said on Sunday.
Four of the arrested individuals are residents of Gujarat. They have been arrested on charges of theft.
According to the police, the four accused were apprehended from the Hastings area by the 'Watch' branch of the Intelligence Department at Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters). The arrested individuals are Anil Ramju Salat, Dhiru Kalobhai Salat, Sameerbhai Salat, and Raju Kumar, all of whom are from Anand in Gujarat.
According to sources, a theft case was filed at the Jorasanko police station on January 14, and the four were named as accused in the theft. Investigators had been searching for the accused for the past month. Finally, the four were arrested from the Hastings area on Saturday.
Meanwhile, two individuals accused in a theft complaint filed at the Girish Park police station on January 20 were arrested from the Park Circus area on Saturday.
The arrested individuals are identified as Mohammad Shahnawaz, alias Sunny, and Mohammad Sameer. Both are residents of the Entally area in central Kolkata. It is learnt that they are accused of stealing several items, including mobile phones and money from the car of a taxi driver while he was sleeping.
According to police sources, all six individuals arrested in the two cases were scheduled to appear in court on Sunday.
A few days ago, at the Kolkata Police's monthly crime prevention meeting, Police Commissioner, Supratim Sarkar, instructed that police patrols should be visible across the city during busy hours of the day. The CP himself took to the streets on Saturday to check on the effectiveness and implementation of his instruction. On the same day, these six individuals were arrested in connection with two thefts committed about a month ago.