Tribune News Service

Dera Bassi, July 7

The police have arrested an Amritsar resident in a loot case. The suspect, Vipan Kumar, alias Ricky, was among those who allegedly robbed a Chandigarh resident, Davinder Sharma, of Rs1.26 lakh and jewellery on June 3.

The suspect was traced through the registration number of the SUV used in the crime and arrested from Buttra village of Baba Bakala. He was produced in a court, which sent him to five-day police custody.

The complainant, Davinder Sharma, had stated that he used to repair jewellery of goldsmiths of Punjab and Haryana and had gone to Paonta Sahib for work on June 3. He was returning with Rs1.26 lakh and jewellery worth Rs14-15 lakh when the incident took place.

Sharma said at Ambala, he took a lift in an SUV going towards Chandigarh. Apart from the driver, there were three persons in the SUV. Sharma stated that when they reached Dera Bassi around 9.30 pm, the driver took a turn towards the forest area near Dera Bassi.

The suspects then threatened him and robbed cash, jewellery, an ATM card, a mobile phone and other documents before fleeing.

A case under Sections 379-B and 34 of the IPC was registered at the Dera Bassi police station on June 4.