NAKODAR
The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested four members of the snatchers’ gang.
The Investigating Officer Gurnam Singh said that the accused have been identified as Manpreet Singh alias Manni son of Major Singh, Joshan Singh son of Naresh Kumar, and Ajay Kumar son of Des Raj all residents of Shidwan Dona village in Kapurthala and Gurdeep Singh son of Gurmit Singh a resident of Khusro Pur village in Kapurthala.
Pargat Singh a resident of Khiwa village complained to the police that he was returning home from Malsian town when the accused waylaid him near Gill village and snatched Rs 15000 and a smartphone.
IO said that a case under sections 379-B (snatching) and 34(committing a crime with the common intention ) of the IPC has been registered against the accused.
In another case of snatching the police also booked unidentified miscreants on the charge of snatching Rs 3000 and a purse from Kulwant Singh of Talwandi Bharo village after injuring him said IO Janak Raj.
Incidents of snatching have created a sense of insecurity among residents and put a question mark on police patrolling.