Police recover Rs 3.78 lakh looted from bank

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, November 12

The police have recovered Rs 3.78 looted from the Punjab & Sind Bank branch at Bhagowal here. The money was looted on September 4.

The police recovered the money after they extracted this information from two accused involved in bank robberies in the district by bringing them on production warrant from Tihar Jail in Delhi. Also, the case of robbery of Rs 80,000 from Gram Suvidha Kendra (money changer) at Rehana Jattan village has also been solved.

SSP Navjot Singh Mahl told mediapersons that a police team, led by SP (Investigation) Ravinder Pal Sandhu, recovered the amount from accused Satpal Singh, alias Satta, and Gurinder Singh, alias Ginda, both residents of Ludiyani.

Both the accused were also involved in UCO bank branch robbery case in which they and three others had looted Rs 5.97 lakh from a bank branch based at Kalra village in Adampur (Jalandhar) on October 15. In this robbery, the bank guard was shot dead. They were arrested on November 3 by the Crime Branch, Delhi.

Mahal said the district police brought the duo from Tihar Jail and after their interrogation, they recovered Rs 3.78 lakh and scooters used in the crime. It was revealed that both the accused along with Surjeet Jeeta, a resident of Adamwal, had robbed Rs 80,000 from Gram Suvidha Kendra (Money Changer), Rehana Jattan, on August 23. Three accused involved in the bank robbery case had already been arrested.