Father-son duo among four arrested for looting ATMs

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, August 28

The district police claim to have unearthed a gang involved in the looting of ATMs with the arrest of four of its members, including a father-son duo. The police also recovered two motorcycles, iron rods and other equipment used for breaking ATMs from the suspects.

While addressing mediapersons, the Fatehgarh Sahib SSP, Amneet Kondal, said on the intervening night of August 26th and 27th some thieves tried to loot the Punjab National Bank ATM situated on Jail Road in Bassi Pathana.

A special investigation team (SIT) was constituted under the Bassi Pathana DSP, Sukhminder Singh Chauhan, the SSP added. The team managed to solve the case within 24 hours with the arrest of four persons, the SSP said.

Those arrested were identified as Lakhwinder Singh, alias Lucky, a resident of Bahadurgarh village, Hardeep Singh, alias Lalli, and Harpreet Singh, alias Billa, both residents of Adarsh Nagar, Sirhind, who were father and son, and Jasanpreet Singh, a resident of Harlalpur village, the SSP added.

The police recovered two Bullet motorcycles (bearing registration No. PB-23W-0593 and PB-23Y-3563), iron rods and other equipment meant for breaking ATMs from the suspects, the SSP said.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to have looted two ATMs in Sirhind and Fatehgarh Sahib, the SSP added. Lakhwinder was facing cases under the NDPS Act and had come out from jail on bail, the SSP said.

Other suspects also had criminal record, the SSP added. Further interrogation could likely lead to more recoveries and solving of cases, the SSP said.