Ludhiana Muthoot loot bid: Kingpin hatched conspiracy from jail, suspect cops

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 31

In the Muthoot Finance Limited loot attempt case, police sources said the Ludhiana police probe had found that the kingpin who orchestrated the entire conspiracy of robbery is lodged in some jail in Bihar.

The four miscreants who had come to commit the robbery at the gold loan company were also sent by the convict. The police are likely to bring him from jail for questioning.

Notably, yesterday the four accused had entered the Muthoot office to commit robbery but the bravery of the guard, Surjit Kumar, foiled the robbery attempt as he had shot dead one of the robbers, following which the three other accused fled to save their lives. The accused who died was identified as Amar Partap Singh, a resident of Bihar.

The police sources said a notorious element who could be a gangster, who was said to be lodged in a jail in Bihar, could have given the task to his team from the jail.

Meanwhile, the police conducted raids at various places across the state to trace the three accused, who are yet to be arrested.

Joint CP J Elanchezhian said the police probe was on to identify and trace the remaining three accused. The entire conspiracy behind the robbery attempt could be cracked after their arrest.

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