Delhi Police arrested six members of the notorious Kaccha Baniyan gang for a robbery worth lakhs of rupees in upscale Malviya Nagar, South Delhi. The arrests followed an exchange of fire in Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday. All accused hail from Madhya Pradesh.
On May 1, six men allegedly entered a flat in Sarvodaya Enclave, Malviya Nagar, dressed in undergarments and wearing face masks. “Members of the family were sleeping in two bedrooms. The accused locked both the rooms, and then took jewellery,” the officer said. CCTV cameras in the house captured two of them roaming around in undergarments, police added.
Officers from Delhi Police's South district Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) traced the six accused—members of the Kaccha Baniyan Gang—to Ambedkar Nagar. “When officers reached the area, accused Nirmal Pardi, Devin and Samar opened fire at them. The police team fired in retaliation, and bullets hit the three on legs,” an officer said. The remaining accused, identified as Kaake, Krish and Shivaji, were also arrested.
All six hail from Madhya Pradesh. Officers suspect their involvement in at least four robberies in Delhi last year.
The Kaccha Baniyan gang, largely from the Pardi community—a nomadic tribe from parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra known for hunting skills—gained notoriety in the 1990s and 2000s through robbery-cum-murder cases across India. Prominent Delhi incidents include the 1991 Lodhi Colony murders and a 2014 killing in Narela.
