Snatchers’ gang busted, 2 held in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 17

The Police Division 3 busted a gang of snatchers and arrested two of its members.

The accused have been identified as Amit Kumar of Phillaur and Ajay Kumar of Shahpur, Jalandhar district. The police have recovered an airgun, 47 bullets of airgun, Rs 5,000, 12 keys, a ladies purse and some sharp weapons.

ADCP Pragya Jain, ACP (central) Waryam Singh, and SHO Madhu Bala addressed mediapersons in this regard.

The police said on April 13, Surinder Kaur of New Shivaji Nagar had lodged a complaint to the police that two bike-borne persons had snatched a purse containing cash, documents and other valuables from her.

The ADCP said accused Amit had no criminal background while his friend Ajay had a notorious background as he was facing five cases of theft, drug and fraud registered against him in Jalandhar and Rajasthan in the past.

She said the police remand of the accused would be sought from court for further investigation, after which more members of the gang could be nabbed.