Chaddi Baniyan gang

Chaddi Baniyan gang (also known as Kachcha Baniyan gang) refers to certain organized criminal gangs in several parts of India.[1] The Chaddi Baniyan Gangs are violent gangs who attack wearing only underclothes which in the local language are referred to as chaddi or kachcha whose literal translation in English is underwear and baniyan translates to vests. They often mask their faces. They put oil or mud on their body as lubricants which makes it hard to capture them.[2]

Modus Operandi

They move around in groups of 5-6 or 8-10.[3][4] In the daytime they wear kurta and lungi, and stay at a railway station, bus stand or empty plot of a colony. They wander as beggars or laborers to identify potential houses to attack. They attack multiple houses and then move to a different town.

They tie up the family members and if opposed murder them. They carry rods, axes, knives and country firearms. They sometimes eat at the house and leave excreta there as a ritual.

Sometime they rent a car to get around.[5] They are suspected to have robbed some temples also.

Identity

In several cases, the members of the gang have been identified as members of the Phase Pardhi tribe.[6][7] In some cases the culprits are found to include Pardhi community as well as some others.[5]

Incidents

They have been reported since 1987.[8][9] They have been active in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and even Andhra Pradesh.[10]

Arrests

They are rarely caught. It is believed that they are "khanabadosh" (nomads).[11]

Chaddi Baniyan gang arrested after a siege with police at Borivali[12]

See also
  • Kala Kaccha Gang

References
  1. "Chaddi-Baniyan gang returns to haunt city". Times of India. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. राजधानी में चड्डी बनियान धारी गिरोह फिर हुआ सक्रिय, Dainik Kausar, 6 May 2014
  3. कच्छा-बनियान गिरोह की दिल्ली में दस्तक, दो जगह लूट आईबीएन-7 | 30 April 2011
  4. Chaddi-baniyan gang now targets temples, 2010-08-23, Mid-Day
  5. "Four ' chaddi- banian' burglars caught; confess to 36 house- breaks". Free Press Journal. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  6. Panvel villagers kill a robber of chaddi banyan gang, G Mohiuddin Jeddy, Hindustan Times, Navi Mumbai, 31 May 2011 Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Dreaded Phase Pardhis are back, Afternoon Dispatch & Courier, 27 September 2013, Zuber Ansari
  8. Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Kacha Banian (Kucha Banyan) or Underwear-Undershirt Wearing Group or Shorts-Underwear Clad Group; its members; their activities; their targets, 10 August 2001, IND37634.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be4118.html [accessed 8 May 2014]
  9. दो साल बाद फिर सक्रिय हुआ कच्छा बनियान गिरोह
  10. Inter-State burglar gang nabbed, Hindu, 24 July 2008
  11. कच्छा-बनियान गिरोह के छह बदमाश गिरफ्तार, Jagran, 18 September 2012
  12. "Night-long siege, shootout as suspected 'chaddi-baniyan' gang breaks into Borivali house". The Times of India. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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