CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, July 1:  Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissioner ate Police has successfully traced a sensational Amritsar Robbery Case with the arrest of seven accused persons including daughter of victim’s driver and her fiance— who hatched the entire conspiracy to execute the robbery, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

7 Arrested in Amritsar Robbery Case

Police have arrested Shivani (28) from Amar Avenue, Khandwala Chheharta, and her fiancé Gurtek Singh (23) of Ajnala, along with their accomplices Gurpreet Singh (34) of Majitha Road Amritsar, Sandeep Singh (29) of Jandiala, Deepak Kumar (30) of village Mahal, Hardev Singh (53) of Ajnala, and Harpal Singh (52) of Rajasansi in Amritsar. Shivani, daughter of Narinder Mohan Mehta, driver for victim Jiya Lal Behal, was familiar with the victim’s wealth.

Four armed men, with faces covered, stole Rs 90 lakh and 3kg of jewellery from Jiya Lal’s house on Wednesday morning. DGP Gaurav Yadav reported that police arrested Gurpreet, Sandeep, and Deepak in Dhule, Maharashtra, through an inter-state operation aided by Maharashtra Police and Central Agencies.

The remaining four persons were apprehended in Amritsar. He added that police teams also recovered Rs 41.40 lakhs cash and 800 grams of gold from their possession.

 The DGP said that Police teams have adopted a professional and scientific approach to solve this sensational robbery case. Further investigations are on in this case, he said.

Amritsar Robbery : 2 More Accused Identified

Sharing further details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Ranjit Singh Dhillon stated that following the incident, police teams from Civil Lines Police Station, CIA-1, and CIA-2, under the supervision of ADCP CITY-2 Abhimanyu Rana and ACP North Vijay Kumar, promptly initiated investigations.

He highlighted that the police teams successfully traced the case in less than 12 hours and swiftly apprehended three accused persons from Maharashtra within 24 hours.

He added that police arrested the remaining four accused persons on Friday and Saturday.

CP Ranjit Singh Dhillon stated that police have identified two more accomplices involved in the case and are conducting raids to apprehend them. He added that ongoing investigations aim to establish both the forward and backward linkages in this instance. Additionally, Police Station Civil Lines Amritsar has registered a case FIR no. 107 dated 26-06-2024 under section 394 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 25 of the Arms Act.