

Ravinder and Amandeep were facing one case each and they recently came out on bail. The accused looted cash, mobile phones and wine during the robberies,” Bhullar said.ĭCP (Crime) Varinder Singh Brar said Balkar had a notorious past as he was facing 15 cases of robberies and thefts registered in Punjab and Haryana. The gang carried out another robbery at a wine shop located at Bhaini Doaba village, Kuhara Road, on February 6. “The arrest of the gang members has unearthed three major loot incidents, including a robbery at a wine shop at gunpoint in Birmi village, Hambran Road, on January 25 and another robbery at an outlet of Western Union money transfer firm, at Rahon Road on the same day.

The CP said Gurdev, who had procured weapons to commit the crime, was among the accused nabbed by police teams. Revealing the modus operandi of the gang, Bhullar said the accused had been indulging in many crime incidents, including robbery and theft in the past, adding that they used to rob people at gunpoint in urban and rural areas. 315 bore pistol along with eight live rounds.

With the arrest of the accused, the police have solved three robbery incidents that took place in the past two months.Ī case under various sections of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered against the accused.Ĭommissioner of Police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the accused had been identified as Ravinder singh, a resident of Manjit Nagar, Amandeep Singh, Balkar Singh and Davinder Singh of Khawajke village and Gurdev Singh of Rajasthan. The Ludhiana Commissionerate police today busted a gang of robbers by apprehending five of its members.
