Bijnor Police Bust Gang Stealing Gold Earrings via Witchcraft Fraud
Bijnor police arrested two men for stealing gold earrings from women near hospitals using witchcraft tricks and fraud.
In a significant crackdown on organized crime, the Bijnor police in Uttar Pradesh have dismantled a cunning criminal gang that specialized in targeting vulnerable women. The gang utilized a disturbing combination of fraud and claims of witchcraft to steal gold earrings from women, often striking while victims were leaving medical facilities.
The Trap: Healing Promises and Hidden Theft
The operation came to light after a resident of Mohalla Acharjan, Sherkot, named Kamlesh Ruhela, approached the authorities. According to her complaint filed at the Sherkot police station, she was targeted on October 7, 2026, as she was exiting a government hospital.
A man identified as Aslam, accompanied by two other associates, approached her with a deceptive offer. They claimed they could cure her illness using spiritual or supernatural means. While the victim was distracted by these promises of healing, the criminals managed to steal her gold earrings without her immediate realization.
The Police Investigation and Arrests
Following the formal complaint, the Sherkot police mobilized specialized teams to track down the perpetrators. After receiving a strategic tip-off, the police successfully apprehended two key members of the racket:
- Hirdesh, son of Virendra Kumar, a resident of Mohalla Katra Ghulam Ali, Amroha.
- Pulkit, son of Satish, a resident of Mohalla Badhawala, Amroha Dehat.
During the arrests, officers recovered a gold earring and 5,000 rupees in cash from the suspects.
A Sophisticated Network of Theft and Melting
The interrogation of the suspects revealed a well-organized pipeline for stolen jewelry. Pulkit confessed that for the last 18 months, he had acted as a middleman. He revealed that Aslam, along with two other accomplices named Junction and Kalia, would use witchcraft tactics to manipulate women and steal their jewelry.
Pulkit’s role was to take these stolen items and sell them to his employer, Hirdesh Goyal, in exchange for a commission. Hirdesh, in turn, admitted to a systematic process of receiving the stolen gold, melting it down to erase any identifying marks, and reselling it in the market.
The Scale of the Crime
The financial scale of the operation is staggering. Hirdesh confessed that over the past year and a half, he had purchased stolen gold worth approximately 12 to 13 lakh rupees. Specifically, the gold earring stolen from Kamlesh Ruhela had been sold to Hirdesh for 26,000 rupees, an item which the police have now successfully recovered.
Bijnor SP KK Bishnoi has confirmed the details of the gang's modus operandi and verified the apprehension of the suspects as the investigation continues to track the remaining members of the gang.