Gang of robbers busted in Tarn Taran, three arrested

TARN TARAN : The district police havebustedagangofhigh-profile robberswiththearrestofthreeof its members from Thathi Khara village, 5km from here on Wednesday.

The police seized 530gm heroin, a .12-bore pistol, five live cartridges, one motorcycle and ₹1lakhfromthepossessionofthe accused.

Theaccusedhavebeen identified as Gurjant Singh of Piddi village, Sahib Singh of Tarn Taran and Hadeep Singh of Chambal village.

Addressingapressconference here, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Darshan Singh Mann said the accused were wanted under Sections 379 B (snatching),406(criminalbreach of trust), 473 (making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc), 457 (house-trespass), 380 (theft ), 427 (mischief ), 511 (attempting to commitoffencespunishablewith imprisonment for life or other imprisonment),392(robbery),336 (kidnapping,abductingorinducing woman to compel her marriage) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 21-61-85 of Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropicSubstancesAct (NDPS), 1985 and 25-54-59 of the arms Act.

“They had formed a gang and wereactiveincommittingcriminal incidents in Tarn Taran and adjoining districts,” he added.

He said following inputs, the policehadsetupanakainThathi Kharavillageand, during checkingofvehicles,thepolicearrested the accused.

Senior superintendent of policeDarshanSinghMann said

duringinterrogation,theaccused confessed to have committed six majorcrimes, includingfiverobberies, during the past two months,

“Further investigation and interrogation of the accused is onandwearehopefulofrecovering all looted money and things from the accused’s possession,” he said.