Phagwara petrol pump robbery case cracked, 3 held

Kapurthala, November 9

The police have arrested three persons in a case related to Rs 30,000 robbery at Kapoor Petrol Pump, Phagwara. The accused have been identified as Sivam, alias Kaka, a resident of Daddal Mohalla, Phagwara, Jugesh Kalra, a resident of Khalwara Gate, and Anshu Sarma, a resident of Dosanj Kalan village.

Senior Superintendent of Police Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said the CIA Staff had formed different teams and a naka was laid near Dusanjhan Puli Urban Estate.

He said a motorcycle driven by Sivam, which had Jugesh and Anshu as pillions, was stopped. The SSP said cops frisked the trio, which led to the recovery of a country made-pistol and two live cartridges, from their possession. Khakh said the trio had snatched Rs 30,000 from an employee of a petrol pump in Phagwara.

He said a case under Sections 379 – B of the IPC and 25, 27, 49-59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused. The SSP said the accused had procured the country- made pistol and two cartridges from Sandeep Kumar, a resident of NRI Colony, Phagwara.

He said the trio equally distributed the robbed money, which they spent during Diwali. The SSP said the trio would be produce before the court and they would seek their remand. — TNS