 Sixteen death sentences and four sentences of life imprisonment have been given to members of the gang, while others have received shorter prison sentences.The childhood of Danduplaya gang members was stricken with hunger and bone biting poverty which lead to the "Dog-Eat-Dog" survival instinct.The gang when finally apprehended by the police would take in a surprising amount of physical torture but would break down and confess to their crimes only when lured with food, especially chicken.