LUCKNOW, June 20 -- The Lucknow police on Thursday busted a notorious gang involved in a series of burglaries across Lucknow, arresting eight members, including a woman. The gang's kingpin, Himanshu Tharu alias 'Sanju Baba', was injured in a police encounter near Kukrail Bandha, the police said.

In a press note, the police identified the arrested accused as Akash Yadav, 24, Rinku Kanaujia, 19, Rohan Kashyap alias Shankar, 20, Vikas Jaiswal, 24, Rohit Tharu alias Changa, 20, Vikas Yadav, 26 and Manasi Sharma, 23.

The arrest was made with a joint effort of Ghazipur police, Eastern Zone crime team, said DCP East Shashank Singh at a press conference on Friday.

"Most of them have a criminal past with multiple FIRs related to theft and burgl...