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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.27740#0114
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Donkey
thefts.
Fowl
thefts.
Shoplift-
ing.
Ra ilway
theft.
Disposal of
stolen pro-
perty.
They are given to stealing donkeys and fowls. Donkeys are
stolen in two ways, sometimes being driven off with their own
donkeys and quickly moved many miles from the scene of the
theft. If the theft is noticed and they are followed, they at once give
back the stolen donkey with many apologies, pleading ignorance of
its presence. Sometimes they drive the animals to be stolen into a
??aA3 and tie up their legs and leave them there till nightfall, and
then drive them away as fast as they can.
In stealing poultry they enter the fowl house and throw a wet
cloth over the birds to make them sit que and then wring their
necks one by one.
They visit bazars and fairs on the pretext of selling string pur-
ses, and etc., and commit shop lifting. If caught
and sentenced, they leave their own batch on release from jail and
join another in some other district.
They travel by rail without a ticket, accompanied by women.
The latter are expert in committing running train thefts. They
also help their men in selecting places for committing crimes and in
concealing stolen property.
They never retain their spoil but pass it on at once to a patel
or villager, with one or two of whom they manage to get on intimate
terms. The property is rarely found withm 20 or 30 miles of the
place it was stolen.
Donkey
thefts.
Fowl
thefts.
Shoplift-
ing.
Ra ilway
theft.
Disposal of
stolen pro-
perty.
They are given to stealing donkeys and fowls. Donkeys are
stolen in two ways, sometimes being driven off with their own
donkeys and quickly moved many miles from the scene of the
theft. If the theft is noticed and they are followed, they at once give
back the stolen donkey with many apologies, pleading ignorance of
its presence. Sometimes they drive the animals to be stolen into a
??aA3 and tie up their legs and leave them there till nightfall, and
then drive them away as fast as they can.
In stealing poultry they enter the fowl house and throw a wet
cloth over the birds to make them sit que and then wring their
necks one by one.
They visit bazars and fairs on the pretext of selling string pur-
ses, and etc., and commit shop lifting. If caught
and sentenced, they leave their own batch on release from jail and
join another in some other district.
They travel by rail without a ticket, accompanied by women.
The latter are expert in committing running train thefts. They
also help their men in selecting places for committing crimes and in
concealing stolen property.
They never retain their spoil but pass it on at once to a patel
or villager, with one or two of whom they manage to get on intimate
terms. The property is rarely found withm 20 or 30 miles of the
place it was stolen.