Gharuan Bank robbery case cracked by Mohali police; 2 held

Gharuan Bank robbery case cracked by Mohali police; 2 held

Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, May 23, 2022:
SAS Nagar Police cracked the case in which robbers barged into Central Cooperative Bank, Gharuan after cutting the wall and strong room on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 and fled away with Rs 18 Lakh cash. Vivek Sheel Soni IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, SAS Nagar, briefed the media that in a major breakthrough, two accused namely Mohit Sharma s/o Dinesh Sharma r/o Village Aligarh Jargama, UP and Ajay Kumar s/o Bira r/o Village Karsindo Distt Jind, Haryana were arrested from Randhawa road, T-point Peer Sohana by Mohali Police team. Both arrested accused are members of an interstate gang that operates in North India. They were arrested along with a splendor motorcycle, cutter, and grinder machine which were used in the crime. They were arrested in case FIR No. 89 dated 05-05-2022 u/s 457, 380, 34 IPC PS Sadar Kharar Distt SAS Nagar. SSP, SAS Nagar further briefed that with the arrest of the two accused, other three members of the gang involved in this bank theft were also identified namely Amit @ Token, Anil, and Mechi all residents of Distt Jind, Haryana, are still at large and yet to be arrested. This is an interstate gang who already carried out several bank theft incidents in different states. More than a dozen criminal cases were registered against these accused. Further investigation is in process.