On Saturday night, the police came across a woman burglar, Puja, who incidentally was not interested in the traditional mode of breaking houses but also curious about looting even motorcycles and thela and rickshaws parked on roadsides, after breaking locks. Unlike the orthodox style, she would finish her "operation" by 11 pm before returning to her hideout.

This revelation came to light when the Kotwali police caught her from Hardinge Road with a revolver and four cartridges which she had concealed in her saree besides lock breaking implements. She was accompanying one Md Zafar.

Puja hails from Athmalgola village of Mokama block while Zafar belongs to Harad locality of Hazaribag town. DSP, Kotwali, Amar Singh, said that Zafar had come to Patna about a month back and made Patna Junction his 'Rain basera', while Puja, after executing her crimes goes back to Athmalgola each night. "Only four days back she met Zafar at the railway station and formed a gang", he said.

Both used to rob motorcyclists, commuters and even lift vehicles and thelas. The looted articles are hurriedly sold before both retreated to their respective places. Normally each earned Rs 400-500 daily. They had stretched their area of operation to Gandhi Maidan, Hardinge Road, Station Road, Daroga Rai Path and Bailey Road, the DSP mentioned.

Only a week back, the Jakkanpur police caught one Urmila Devi alias Chinta Devi while she was loitering around the Patna-Gaya line.