Haryana Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of five of its members in Jind district and solving at least 29 cases of robbery.
A spokesman of Police Department said that police has also recovered four country made pistols, 17 live cartridges and a Honda city car from them.
The arrested accused have been identified as Bittu alias Pola, Sumit alias Manni, Krishan alias Baba, Sachin and Nishant alias Vicky, all resident of Jind district. All accused were nabbed from a stadium of village Sheela kheri in Safidon. They were plotting to loot passers-by in the stadium.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused confessed to having committed various incidents of loot including Rs 6 lakh in Jind, two robberies of Rs 22 lakh in Rewari, Rs 45 lakh in Karnal, and Rs 10 lakh in Narnau, the spokesman added.
Director General of Police, B. S. Sandhu has congratulated the Superintendent of Police, Jind and his entire team for intensifying efforts to crackdown on crime and criminal activities in the district.
The spokesman said that detective team of Jind police has got secret information that some youth, while being in Sheela kheri stadium, were plotting to loot passers-by. Acting swiftly, police immediately rushed at the spot and booked all five accused. When interrogated and searched, illicit weapons, live cartridges and a car were recovered from them.
He said that 10 cases were registered against Bittu, 2 against Sumit, 7 against Krishan alias Baba, 6 against Sachin and 4 were against Nishant.
Cases under various sections were registered against them in police station. All would be taken on police remand by producing them in the court so that their involvement in other cases could be unearthed.