8 arrested for looting Samalkha traders

Tribune News Service

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Panipat, September 20

The police today claimed to have arrested an eight-member gang for allegedly firing at and looting two shopkeepers in Bhatnagar Colony on the Chulkana road in Samalkha town on Thursday night.

Cops recovered four country-made pistols, including a .32 bore pistol and three .315 bore pistols, from them.

ASP Pooja Vashishth, at a press conference held in the Samalkha police station on Monday, said the CIA-3 team in-charge inspector Anil Chhiller, along with his team, nabbed all eight accused from “Hukka office” in Samalkha town on Sunday evening.

The accused were identified as Shivam, alias Raja, of Chulkana, Mohit of Bhiwani, Aman, alias Amni, and Rohit of Alewa in Jind; Vishal, alias Anda, Ashu, Lokesh, alias Loki, and Deepak of Samalkha town.

Four youths on a motorcycle had shot at two shopkeepers, Vinod Singla (46), owner of a flour mill, and his neighbour Nishu (28), owner of a confectionery shop.

Superintendent of Police Shashank Kumar Sawan on Friday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information about the miscreants and also released the CCTV footage of the crime.

All accused were produced in court on Monday and the court sent them on three-day police remand.