CIA team nabs four suspected ATM looters

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, January 3

A CIA team nabbed four persons who were allegedly going to rob an ATM at Dhand Kasel village from near Miri Piri academy in the Gumanpura area here on Saturday evening. However, one of their accomplices managed to flee from the spot.

Those arrested have been identified as Harjinder Singh, alias Jinder of Paris Avenue, Guru Ki Wadali, Varinder Singh of Bhullar village falling under the Lopoke police station, Gursewak Singh of Paddri village now Naraingarh and Gurjit Singh alias Sonu of Khasa colony.

Their fifth accomplice Surinder Singh of Chheharta managed to escape taking the advantage of darkness and dense fog in the evening.

Addressing mediapersons on Sunday, Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa, in-charge CIA staff, said the accused were held at a checkpoint near Gumanpura village following a tip-off. As the car stopped near the naka, Surinder fled from the backdoor of the car. The remaining accused persons were held by the police team headed by ASI Ashwani Kumar.

The police recovered a gas cutter, a gas cylinder for cutting the ATM, a gas pipe, iron cutter, black colour spray and sharp-edged weapon and a car in which they were travelling.

Randhawa said Harjinder and Varinder worked at a Modikhana shop in the Chheharta area. He said Harjinder learnt the cutting of ATMs from YouTube channel and they later conducted a reconnaissance at different parts of the border belt, including Kukkrawala village, Rajasansi, Chheharta, Tarn Taran, Sarai Amanat Khan, Varpal and Dhand Kasel areas.

They identified the ATMs where no guards were posted and were located in secluded areas. Their interrogation revealed that they were going to break open an ATM at Dhand Kasel village when they were intercepted and arrested by the police team.

Randhawa said the accused would be produced in the court tomorrow and their police remand would be sought for further interrogation.