Haridwar police are still groping in the dark regarding the identity of the person who had allegedly stolen Self loading Rifle (SlR) from a sleeping policeman on Saturday night in Haridwar.
To speed up the investigation, Garhwal Range IG/DIG Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal has declared a reward of Rs10,000 for one who would identify the person who had stolen SlR. The names of persons who would reveal the identity of the miscreant would be kept secret, he assured.
SP Rural, Haridwar, Pramendra Dobhal said that several teams have been formed and they have been deputed at various places to recover stolen SlR and to arrest the accused. Some persons are being grilled over the incident, he said.
It should be mentioned here that an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawan had lost his loaded SlR when he fell asleep while on night duty on Saturday. This
incident had left Haridwar police and IRB embarrassed. He was deputed at police post, Amanatgarh, near Buggawala police station
area, Haridwar.
In view of increasing complaints of illegal mining activities in the area, the Haridwar police administration had deputed additional forces- one and half sections of IRB-II at police post, Amanatgarh under Buggawala police station.