Suspended cop among five held for highway robberies

The Moga police claimed to have busted a gang of highway robbers with the arrest of its all five members, including a suspended constable.

The suspects have been identified as Kuldeep Singh, alias Akash, Gurmukh Singh, alias Bhola, Ravinder Singh, alias Ghoda, Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, and Kamalpreet Singh, alias KP, a suspended cop. All of them are residents of Daudhar Sharki village.

Kamalpreet had been absent from his duty at the Central Jail in Bathinda for the past two months and was suspended by the department a few days ago.

According to police sources, the gang was involved in multiple highway robberies in the region. The police conducted a detailed investigation and surveillance leading to the arrest of the five suspects. Two stolen motorcycles and four mobile phones have been recovered from them.

Moga DSP Anwar Ali said Kamalpreet had got a job in the Punjab Police on compassionate grounds.

The DSP said the suspects were produced in a court, which sent them to two-day police remand for interrogation.

Sources said the gang targeted travellers at isolated spots on highways. A police probe revealed that the suspects were addicts and committed robberies to get money for drugs.