Inter-state gang of robbers busted, 2 arrested

Tanda Urmar, June 17

The district police claimed to have arrested two members of an inter-state gang of robbers, who were allegedly involved in several robbery incidents at gunpoint. Two countrymade pistols, a car, five cell phones and other items were recovered from them.

SP (investigation) Raminder Singh said the robbers in a car tried to rob a farmer, father-son duo, at gun point. The victims were returning on tractor-trolley near Dhugga Kalan village after selling maize crop. Farmer’s son Amandeep said he was returning to village along with his father after selling maize crop, when a car stooped before their tractor blocking the road. Two persons came out of the car and fired at him but he escaped. The robbers snatched cash from his father and tried to flee. Meanwhile, his (Amandeep’s) cousin Gurvinder came there on his tractor. Both Amandeep and Gurvinder tried to chase the accused. The police reached the spot. Both accused tried to escape towards the fields but got stuck in barbed wire fencing and were arrested. The arrested accused have been identified as Sukhjit Singh Sukkha, alias Gainda, a resident of Jhingand and Kuldeep Singh, alias Waletiya, a resident of Moro village in Jalandhar.

During interrogation, the accused confessed that they had robbed Rs 5,000 from a petrol pump in Phagwara, Rs 3,000 from money exchanger’s shop in Goraya (Jalandhar), a car and mobile phone from the area under Mullanpur police station and a car and mobiles from Saharanpur in UP. — OC

Miscreants vandalise car

Jalandhar: High drama was witnessed in the Kishanpura area when a local liquor trader complained of a violent attack on a resident by some unknown youths. Liquor trader Karan Sharma alleged that even after appealing, the police personnel present on the spot didn’t take any action and the miscreants kept on attacking the resident and vandalised his car.

Karan said the victim, Piyush Sharma, was going on his Innova car when some unknown persons started arguing with Piyush over the car parking issue. In no time they also took out their weapons and started attacking the victim. They also break his car. However, despite pleading for long the police didn’t intervene.

A video of the incident was also circulated on social media. SHO Police Division No.8 said they had taken cognisance of the incident and a police team was send to nab the culprits. — TNS