Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Metro Cable Theft: Four Arrested in Inter-State Gang Crackdown
Some people were arrested for stealing cables from the metro.
These people are part of a larger group known as the Khekda gang.
The theft happened near a metro station in Gandhinagar, India.
The police tracked them down using cameras and car information.
They also admitted to stealing cables in other cities, too.
The gang would rent hotel rooms, use cars to go near the metro stations.
They cut the cables to sell and send them via train.
Now the police are trying to find the other people involved.
Four members of an inter-state gang were arrested for stealing metro cables.
The theft occurred near the Juna Koba Metro station in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The gang is called the Khekda gang and also confessed to multiple thefts across multiple states.
The police identified the accused after investigating CCTV footage and vehicle registrations.
The gang targeted Metro projects, using a specific modus operandi involving hotel stays, zip lines, and railway transport.
- Who
- Four members of the Khekda inter-state gang and possibly others.
- What
- Theft of 700 meters of metro cable.
- When
- June 2nd, 2024 and prior dates.
- Where
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat; and multiple other Indian cities.
- Why
- To steal and sell copper cables for profit.
- Number of Arrested
- Four
- Stolen Cable Length
- 700 meters
- Estimated Value of Stolen Cables
- Rs 17.85 lakh
- Location of Initial Theft
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Gang Name
- Khekda gang
- Other Locations of Thefts
- Multiple states across India