Bank robbery case cracked, two arrested

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 10:34 AM Aug 21, 2024 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

Amritsar, August 20

The Amritsar rural police today cracked the Punjab National Bank (PNB) robbery case and arrested two persons in this connection.

They were identified as Satnam Singh alias Gaggar (21) and Simranjit Singh (23), both residents of Ramuwal village. The police have recovered Rs 2.77 lakh looted from the bank along with a toy pistol and four potash cartridges from their possession. The police also recovered the bike on which they had come to the bank branch at Basarkw Gillan village.

Charanjit Singh, SSP Amritsar rural, said that the accused would be produced in court tomorrow and their police remand would be sought. Their third accomplice was yet to be arrested. Raids were being conducted to nab him, he added. Three armed persons had looted over Rs 4 lakh from the PNB bank branch.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles