Gang of transformer thieves busted
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Kaithal, May 15
The Kaithal police have apprehended four persons allegedly involved in a transformer theft racket. With this, as many as 154 cases of transformer and submersible motor theft in the area have been solved. The accused have been identified as Amandeep Singh, a resident of Sangrur district in Punjab, Vikram Singh, Raj Kumar and Karan of Patiala district in Punjab, said Upasana, Superintendent of Police, Kaithal.
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The police arrested Amandeep Singh and Vikram on May 7 and took them in an eight-day police remand. Based on their inputs, the police arrested the remaining two on May 10 and they were also taken in a five-day police remand. The gang members used to conduct a recee during the day time, said the SP, adding that they used to sell copper wires to a scrap dealer in Patra in Patiala.
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