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| Robbers lost money in IPL, tried to recover it after committing robbery: SP Rural | | Chowki Chowra loot cracked | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 3: Rural Police Jammu today claimed to have arrested four miscreants and recovered 3.4 lakh out of Rs 5 lakh amount which they had looted from representatives of a pharmaceutical company at Chowki Chowra area on April 26.
Police said that that they have arrested four miscreants with criminal background and 'satta' racket gangsters who looted cash over 5 lakhs on gun point from medical representatives (MRs) of a pharmaceutical company on Jammu-Poonch highway in a bid to recover the lost money. SP Rural Jammu, Shiv Dev Singh said that these robbers had lost their money in IPL and to recover the lost money in IPL, they hatched a well planned conspiracy to loot money.
Addressing a press conference SP Rural Jammu said that that an Innova vehicle of Ajay Traders carrying four medical representatives (MRs) of Cipla Pharmaceutical Company, one employee of Ajay Traders and driver of the vehicle were returning to Jammu from Rajouri-Poonch after collection from the twin border districts on the evening of April 26.
Pharma Company employees were heading for Jammu when they were intercepted at an isolated place at Kappa Gala area near Chowki Chowri area on gun point (country made pistol) in Akhnoor.
"They threatened the Pharma company employees and decamped with over Rs 5 lakhs from the Pharma company employees after snatching two bags, and beat up driver of Innova," said police. The SP Rural said that the snatchers snatched keys of the vehicle and punctured one of the tyres of the vehicle of victims so that they can flee safely and it can cause delay in alerting police about the robbery.
"Driver was well versed with the interior routes of the area since they had adopted Kapa Gala to Khour route when they escaped after robbery," said the police officer. He said that they had constituted a Special Investigating Team (SIT) comprising of SDPO Akhnoor, DySP Manish, SHO Akhnoor, Inspector SD Singh and in-charge police post Chowki Chowra, SI Ravi and the team started investigation in and around Kappa Gala-Khour route.
With the help of technical and human inputs came to know that the robbers were locals and SIT also took the help of other police stations to apprehend the absconding robbers, said the SP Rural.
"During the course of investigation, police team apprehended Bani Gupta- an alleged history sheeter who is resident of RS Pura-after getting information that he was noticed moving in Khour and Chowki Chowra areas", said SP Rural adding that on the basis of inputs, Bani was rounded up first for his questioning.
SP further added that during his questioning, he confessed the robbery and disclosed the names of his accomplices. Acting on the disclosure of Bani, raids were conducted in separate locations and in out of state too where from two accused persons were arrested.
SP said that Bani was accompanied in crime by Arjun Singh, Nitish Sharma alias Munna and Rohit Manhas. They were arrested with the help of different police stations of Jammu. "Two were arrested from Punjab. Three arrested accused persons were residents of Akhnoor-Khour areas and they were well versed with interior routes," he said.
The officer said that they have recovered Rs 3.4 lakhs from their possession, mobile phones, country made pistol, and keys of the vehicle along with a white car with a fake registration number plate. However, further investigation is on as it was claimed in the complaint that looted amount is around or above five lakhs. |
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