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ibune News Service

Jalandhar, June 24

Clues at the crime spot followed by a scientific investigation helped the Phagwara police crack blind murder and robbery case within three-days in which a 35-year-old security guard of a brick kiln was killed by robbers in the wee hours of June 20. Two accused involved in the crime have been arrested.

The accused have been identified as Mussa, son of Mohammand Khan, alias Bhatti, a resident of Bela village, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh and Sukhwinder Singh, alias Lucky, son of Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Gujratan village, Phagwara. One of their accomplices, Baljit Singh, son of Jaswant Singh, a resident of Rampur Sunera village is on the run and would be nabbed soon.

Disclosing further details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kapurthala, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said on the intervening night of June 19 and 20 of this month, some unidentified people robbed a New Holland 3630 tractor by killing Des Raj, a security guard of a brick kiln situated in Bhagana village.

He added that a case was registered on the statement of the deceased Des Raj’s wife Usha resident of Purra, Madhya Pradesh.

He said the police teams were working on different theories to solve the case and found some clues at spot in its scientific probe which helped in reaching the accused Mussa and Sukhwinder.

He said both were arrested during a checking from Canal Bridge in Duggan village, Rawalpindi when they tried to flee. The SSP also added that the kingpin is on the run but the police teams would raid his hideouts and arrest him.