With the arrest of three persons, Fatehgarh Sahib Police on Thursday claimed to have solved the robbery of Rs 8.9 lakh from a scrap dealer on June 2.
The accused have been identified as Jagmel Singh (30) of Akot village; Bikramjeet Singh (26) of Asmanpur village; and Amreek Singh (28) of Behal village in Patiala district. The police have also seized a cash amount of Rs 8.20 lakh, a .32 bore revolver, eight live cartridges, and a bike used in the crime.
DIG Rupnagar Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that three unidentified robbers had looted Rs 8.9 lakh from a scrap dealer, Parminder Singh of Sirhind, after throwing chilli powder in his eyes and opening fire on his stomach when the victim resisted.
A case under sections 307, 397, 34 of the IPC; and 25, 27, 54 and 59 of Arms Act on Parminder’s statement at Mandi Gobindgarh police station, he said. Bhullar said that a team of Range Anti-Narcotics Cell-cum-Special Operation Cell led by Sub-Inspector Harminder Singh under supervision of SSP Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal was constituted to crack the robbery.