RECOVERS RS. 1, 28, 70,00/- CASH
NewZNew (S A S Nagar) : The Punjab police today cracked one of the biggest robberies of the region within 36 hours by arresting all the 8 accused and recovering almost total amount (Rs. 1,28,70,000/-) robbed by them. Congratulating the Mohali Police, Mr. Sumedh Singh, DGP, Punjab said that professional and time bound action by the police would send a deterrent message to all offenders.
Addressing a press conference, Mr. Paramjit Singh Gill, IGP/Zonal, Patiala, who was accompanied by Mr. RK Jaiswal, DIG/Rupnagar Range and Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, SSP, SAS Nagar Mohali, disclosed that the district police taking a serious note of daylight looting on gun point of AXIS Bank cash van on March 9 between villages Mauli and Saneta of PS Sohana of SAS Nagar district, had assigned the investigation to CIA Staff in-charge Gurcharan Singh under the joint supervision of SP/Investigation and ASP/Investigation. He said that a case in this regard had been registered at PS Sohana vide FIR No. 55 dated 9-3-2015 u/s 392,395, 397, 398, 400, 341, 148, 149 of IPC and 25, 54 , 59 of Arms Act.
The IGP/Zonal further said that the during a joint search operation launched by CIA in-charge and Banur SHO Manjit Singh, the search party got an information at village Rurki Khan that some suspected elements equipped with firearms and other weapons were planning for some big loot. The search parties cornered them and nabbed four criminals namely Ranpreet Singh Rana@ Titu, a Be.Tech graduate, Joginder Singh, Talwinder Singh @ Chann, and Lakhwinder Singh @ Jagga along with a car I- 20 (PB 12 T-4108) and one .32 Pistol with five cartridges, one air pistol , one axe and two cutters. There four other accomplishes in another vehicle an Amaze car (CH-01 AK 6982) were managed to speed away from the scene. The search party successfully followed them and nabbed them at Grain market near 38 west sector. Nabbed accused were Gurvinder Singh Lally, Rahul Kumar @ MC, Parminder Singh and Buta Gir and the police party recovered one .32 pistol with four cartridges, one axe and one Khanda from them. In this regard a case has been registered at PS Sadar Kharar.
The IGP/Zonal disclosed that during preliminary investigation they have admitted committing the Rs. 1.34 crore loot from bank cash van. The Mohali police have recovered Rs. 1 crore, 28 lac and 70 thousands from the accused. The IGP/Zonal revealed that the kingpin of the gang was Ranpreet Singh Rana @ Titu and had planned this loot few days ago. They had snatched an SUV Fortuner to commit this crime in Sohana area on March 4. After committing the loot, they abandoned Fortuner in Banur region and got separated to dodge the police. They again assembled in Chandigarh and divided the looted amount. Number of criminal cases has been registered against Ranpreet in Mohali, Sohana, Mataur and City Rajpura police stations. While against Rahul, number of cases was registered in PS City Rajpura. Cases against Parminder Singh, Talwinder Singh and Buta Gir were registered in PS Mataur.