Carjacker gang busted, 6 held with walkie-talkie sets

LUCKNOW: A gang of armed, inter-district carjackers that communicated through walkie-talkies - almost drawing inspiration from Hollywood blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds - was busted on Friday.
Six members of the gang, which was active in Lucknow and its neighbouring districts, were arrested from Krishnanagar area of the city. Police have seized an SUV, a motorbike, five countrymade firearms, ammunition, two wireless walkie-talkie sets and four forged vehicle registration certificates.
The six have been identified as Abhay Verma, Raj Singh, Yasharth Singh, Ravi Rawat, Sachin Saxena and Sandeep Rawat.All have several cases pending against them at various police stations in Lucknow. They met during their stints in jail and decided to form a gang. After coming out on bail, the gang pulled off carjacking and several loots, said SSP Kalanidhi Naithani
Station house officer, Krishnanagar, Pradeep Kumar Singh said the gang had purchased the wireless walkie-talkie sets from the market. "We are now investigating how they tapped a frequency to operate these gadgets." Abhay is also a prime accused in trader Chhotu Lodhi murder case while Raj is a relative of slain gangster Munna Bajrangi. Police chanced upon the gang during investigations into the Lodhi murder, Singh added.
Gone in 60 Seconds is a 2000 American action heist film starring Giovanni Ribisi, Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. The film, directed by Dominic Sena, is a loose remake of the 1974 HB Halicki film of the same name.
Giovanni Ribisi plays an aspiring car thief in Los Angeles who is working with his gang to steal fifty expensive cars. During the last heist, the draw police attention but narrowly avoid capture athough they are forced to abandon the bulk of stolen cars.