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| (From top ) Rabia Bibi, Sabita Das, Laxmi Mallik and Mina Dubey |
Police on Thursday released a list of the 20 most active women criminals in the city. Most of them are young, hail from the fringes and are out on bail. Here is a lowdown on the girl gang:
Name: Sabina Khatun
Wanted for: Robbery
Operates on: Park Street and Shakespeare Sarani
Modus operandi: Lures men coming out of bars at night to secluded spots where her male accomplices rob them.
Name: Parveen Bibi
Wanted for: Theft
Operates on: Buses
Modus operandi: She offers to hold the bags of commuters standing in crowded buses. She returns the bags after removing valuables.
Name: Sultana Banu, 25
Wanted for: Snatching
Operates on: EM Bypass
Modus operandi: She teams up with drivers of shared cabs. She threatens to accuse single male passengers of molestation and lets them go only after they part with their wallets.
Name: Mina Dubey, 38
Wanted for: Robbery
Operates in: Sealdah
Modus operandi: She pretends that she has been robbed and asks men for Rs 10. When a man takes out his wallet she threatens to accuse him of not paying her after sex in a lodge unless he pays her Rs 200.
Name: Sabitri Naskar, 35
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Metro Railway
Modus operandi: The Baruipur resident steals valuables from women’s bags.
Name: Sabita Das, 37
Wanted for: Robbery
Operates in: Highrises
Modus operandi: She offers a sample of spiked fruit juice to flat-owners and robs them when they pass out.
Name: Asura Bibi, 33
Wanted for: Robbery
Operates in: Highrises
Modus operandi: The Mahestala resident joins as help in flats and decamps with valuables.
Name: Bina Khan, 38
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Burrabazar
Modus operandi: The Chinsurah resident steals wallets and mobiles from traders.
Name: Sahana Begum, 38
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Crowded places
Modus operandi: The Sonarpur resident can cut the bag of a pedestrian while walking alongside
Name: Sabina Banu, 28
Wanted for: Drug peddling
Operates in: Sealdah
Modus operandi: The Tangra resident sells drugs to children and labourers.
Name: Ladly Rao, 25
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Metro Railway
Modus operandi: The Hastings resident gets cosy with male office-goers and lifts their wallets and cellphones.
Name: Sabitri Adhikary, 42
Wanted for: Shoplifting
Operates in: Across Calcutta
Modus operandi: The Titagarh resident enters crowded stores and steals items
Name: Rabia Bibi, 28
Wanted for: Theft
Operates in: Highrises
Modus operandi: The Mahestala resident enters flats as a saleswoman, asks residents for a glass of water and disappears with valuables when he or she goes inside.
Name: Kachhi Rai, 36
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Metro Railway
Modus operandi: The Howrah residents cuts open commuters’ bags and takes out wallets and cellphones.
Name: Rekha Roy, 39
Wanted for: Drug peddling
Operates in: The port area
Modus operandi: The Uttarpara resident targets teenagers.
Name: Reshma Bibi, 22
Wanted for: Lifting
Operates in: Metro Railway
Modus operandi: She picks mobiles from commuters’ pockets.
Name: Laxmi Mallik, 25
Wanted for: Shop lifting
Operates in: Park Street
Modus operandi: She steals ornaments pretending to be a buyer.
Name: Surabhi Das, 35
Wanted for: Robbery
Operates in: Highrises
Modus operandi: She joins as a help and robs employers with the help of her gang.
Name: Naseema Khatun, 35
Wanted for: Theft
Operates in: Government offices
Modus operandi: She enters offices seeking help and steals cellphones.
Name: Nazma Bibi, 32
Wanted for: Drug peddling
Operates in: Central Calcutta
Modus operandi: She sells drugs to pavement dwellers.
