Gang of robbers busted, 5 held in Amritsar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 30

With the arrest of five persons, the city police claimed to have busted a gang of muggers involved in robberies at gunpoint in Amritsar.

Those arrested were identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, and Akashdeep Singh, alias Raja, of Kot Harnam Das; Mandeep Singh, alias Sajan, and Harpreet Singh Sabi of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar and Maninder Singh, alias Rohit, of New Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar.

Their three accomplices Shera and Robin of Mandir Wala Bazaar and Goga of New Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar were yet to be arrested.

The police have recovered gold ornaments weighing 44.5gm, a datar, two toy pistols and a bike from them. The police said raids were on to nab other accomplices.

Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (investigations), along with other police officials said the accused robbed a goldsmith earlier this month. According to the victim Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, who resides in Sarvarpura area on Sultanwind Road, the accused decamped with gold weighing 358gm worth several lakhs at gunpoint. A case under Section 395 of the IPC and Section 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act was registered against them. They were held from a tubewell room in Shaheed Udham Singh area. They were produced in court and brought on police remand for further probe.

During interrogation, they confessed to have robbed two grocery stores recently. On August 21, they looted Rs10,000 from a grocery store on Tarn Taran Road and Rs50,000 from another grocery store at Daburji bus stop on August 24.

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