THREE ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY AT MONEY EXCHANGE SHOP

JALANDHAR: The commissionerate police on Saturday solved a robbery at Arora Western Union within 24 hours of the crime, with the arrest of three accused, including a woman, said Jalandhar police commissioner, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar. The commissioner added that unidentified persons had robbed Rs 2.6 lakh, 2,000 Canadian dollars, 850 euros, $779, 800 dram, 16,000 Thailand Baht and three phones from Arora Western Union on Friday evening.

On Saturday, police recovered the looted money besides an illegal .32 bore pistol and mobile. The accused are Jaspal Singh, 22, of Pandori Gola village, Gagandeep Singh, 22, and Sarbjeet Kaur, 45, of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Tarn Taran district. The fourth accused, Gurkirpal Singh of Bilianwal village, of Tarn Taran is absconding.

The commissioner added cops had registered a case under Sections 379-B, 34 IPC and 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at the Model Town Police Station on the complaint of exchanger Rakesh Kumar of Krar Khan Mohalla.

Bhullar added Sarbjeet Kaur was known to the complainant Rakesh and had visited his shop for six years. She talked with Gagandeep about him and his money exchange business, following which Gagandeep hatched a conspiracy to loot cash from Kumar’s shop with his accomplices Jaspal and Gurkirpal. He added Jaspal Singh was booked in a murder case in Tarn Taran police station in 2018. He added that the three of them would be produced in local courts and taken on remand. He also announced a reward for the CIA-1 team for cracking the case within 24 hours.

WOMAN AMONG THOSE ARRESTED; ANOTHER ACCUSED HAS A MURDER CASE AGAINST HIM