Underwear Gang Strikes in Badaun, Farmer’s Family Held Hostage and Robbed of ₹19 Lakh

RNI Badaun: Panic gripped Islamnagar area of Badaun district after members of the notorious “Kachcha-Baniyan” gang allegedly carried out a major robbery at a farmer’s house and targeted several other homes in nearby Sithauli village during the same night.

According to police, the gang entered the house of farmer Nijakat Ali late Tuesday night after scaling the boundary wall through nearby fields. The armed miscreants allegedly held the family hostage, assaulted them and looted gold, silver and cash worth nearly ₹19 lakh before fleeing.

The victims claimed the robbers spent nearly an hour inside the house and escaped with around eight tolas of gold, three kilograms of silver and ₹1.25 lakh in cash. Senior police officials, including SP Rural Dr. Hradesh Katheriya and CO K.K. Tiwari, reached the spot and began an investigation.

Police said empty liquor and beer bottles were recovered from fields near the house. Family members also told police that one of the accused was being addressed as “Panditji” by the gang members.

After the robbery, the gang allegedly targeted four more houses in Sithauli village. Jewellery and valuables were reported stolen from multiple homes, while the accused also snatched gold earrings from the mother of an army personnel before escaping.

Police have registered cases in three incidents and launched a search operation. The back-to-back crimes have created fear among residents in the area.