Dattar gang member rearrested

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 21

The Verka police have rearrested a member of the dattar gang who escaped from their lock-up two days ago.

The accused has been identified as Gauravdeep Singh, a resident of Jahangir village.

Verka police station SHO Nishan Singh said Gauravdeep was heading from Mudhal village to Fatehgarh Shukarchak village when they got hold of him.

Earlier, the police had arrested three snatchers, including Sukhpal Singh, alias Sukha, Randeep Singh, alias Mota, both residents of Sohian Khurd village, and Gauravdeep. The trio was on two-day police remand and Gauravdeep somehow managed to escape from the police lock-up.

Constable Charanamatbir Singh said he took Sukhpal out of the lock-up at around 9.45 am to answer the call of nature. He said Gauravdeep suddenly came out and tried to escape. Charanamatbir said he along with ASI Swarndeep Singh caught Gauravdeep, but the latter pushed them and fled from the spot.

A fresh case has been registered under Section 224 of the IPC against Gauravdeep.

Dattar gang used to rob people with sharp-edged weapons, especially sickle.