Title - 4 robbers, three thieves arrested

Amritsar:
The Government Railway Police (GRP) today nabbed four robbers, allegedly involved in looting of train passengers.The four robbers in the Government Railway Police custody in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Sameer SehgalThey were arrested near the railway station when they were planning to loot passengers. The robbers were identified as Gurbhej Singh of Sultanwind, Ravinder Kumar of Ludhiana, Jaswinder Singh of Kapurthala and Raju of Rohtak (Haryana). They were arrested from beneath a foot bridge that connects the GT Road with the Goal Bagh area following a tip-off, revealed Dharminder Kalyan, SHO, GRP police station.While detailing he said the robbers confessed to have committed four such lootings. The robbers used to target migrants coming from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar. The police recovered two sharp-edged weapons, besides a toy pistol from their possession.About their modus oprendi, he said, the robbers used to catch train from Beas or Manawala railway station and identifying the target, who were alone. As soon as the victim reached near a secluded place they used to waylay him and snatch whatever he had.He said a case under Section 401 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act was registered against them. They were remanded in a three-day police custody, he said.Meanwhile, the Majitha Road police claimed to have arrested three thieves and recovered four gold bangles, two gold chains, two lockets, a mobile phone and a debit card from their possession.The thieves have been identified as Rupinderjit Singh, Bikramjit Singh and Satinder Singh, all residents of Kale village in the Chheharta area. The police said the thieves had stolen the recovered material from a residence located in Nirankari Colony on June 25.