NURMAHAL
The Bilga police have arrested three looters on the charge of looting Rs 51680 from a petrol pump at pistol point.
Investigating Officer (IO) Ashwani Kumar said that the accused had been identified as Parjinder Singh alias Pindu son of Harjap Sigh a resident of Pati Bhatti Bilga village, Gurmohit Singh alias Gopi son of Tarsem Singh a resident of Hari Pur Khalsa village under Phillaur police station and Amrit Pal Singh alias Ranja son of Hoshiar Singh a resident of Kot Badal Khan village under Nurmahal police station.
Ashish Misra a native of UP and working at Hamara Petrol Pump Sham Pur village on the Nurmahal-Phillaur Road had complained to the police that he was sitting in the pump office with his colleague on May 7 around 8.30 PM when three looters with covered faces barged into office and threatened them to shoot if they do not give them cash collected.
Misra had said that he gave them Rs 51680 fearing an immediate threat to his life adding that he could recognize the accused from their speaking tone and appearance who fled towards Nurmahal after loot.
IO said a case under sections 379 -B(2)(snatching ) 34(committing the crime with common intention ) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act was registered against the accused.