JALANDHAR
Four members of a gang, who robbed people at gunpoint on highways, were arrested by the Jalandhar (Rural) police on Wednesday. The gang members had recently pulled off robberies by terrorizing people, hitting their cars, looting valuables, and snatching their vehicles at gunpoint on highways.
Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, SSP (Rural), said the four gang members, all Amritsar residents, were arrested with two stolen Brezza cars, a .32 bore pistol, four .32 bore magazines, and seven live rounds. During the investigation, the police found that a gang of six members had been robbing people on highways.
The gang members were identified as, Ajay Pal Singh, alias Ajay, alias Raja Amabarsariya, a resident of Lahorimal village at Gharinda in Amritsar; Rahul Gill, a resident of Garhwali Gate in Amritsar; Satnam Singh, alias Shamu, a resident of Chheharta in Amritsar; Shiva, a resident of Thatthi in Amritsar; Rahul, alias Chuha, a resident of Chheharta in Amritsar; and Satinder Singh, alias Sunny, a resident of Kale village in Amritsar.
Satnam Singh, Satinder Singh, Rahul alias Chuha and Shiva were arrested by the Jalandhar (Rural police) on Wednesday from Amritsar. The police recovered a .32 bore pistol, a magazine, and two live rounds from Satnam. From Rahul, a .32 bore pistol and two live rounds were recovered. From Shiva, a .32-bore magazine and two live rounds were recovered and from Satinder Singh, a .32-bore pistol magazine and one live round was recovered.
The SSP said on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, Ankur Raja, a resident of Luharu in Una, Himachal Pradesh, had informed the police that he was looted by a highway gang of five to six men between 2.30 am and 3 am. Ankur with two of his friends in his car (bearing registration No. P19F1594) was going to the Golden Temple, Amritsar. When they reached Jashan Dhaba at Khurdpur, five to six men in a Brezza car (bearing registration No. PB08-CU0082) hit their vehicle and took out their weapons. Ankur and his friends panicked, and their car veered off the main road and overturned.
After this, gang members looted gold chains, rings, and iPhones from Ankur and his friends. A case under Sections 379 of the IPC and 25, 27, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act was registered at the Adampur police station.