In pics: The bat cave where Delhi’s petty thieves hid until the trail went cold
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShiv Sunny
Apr 08, 2017 09:48 AM IST
The thieves spent their time cooking, drinking and playing cards in the cave until their next strike — with the nocturnal bats and their foul-smelling droppings for company.
Delhi Police detected a cave tucked in a rocky hill close to Chanakyapuri railway station that was the hideout for a group of thieves after they carried out the perfect crime. Almost.
The dark, bat-infested cave was used as a den for by thieves who targeted posh south Delhi localities, until they were busted.
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The 50-metre natural chamber is hard to spot as its entrance is set at least 10 metres above a steep rock-face.
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