Six together with two military males arrested with assault rifle in snatching case | India Information – The Instances of India

BATHINDA: Bathinda Police have arrested 6 individuals together with two from Indian Military after a short encounter. They have been needed by the police in a case of snatching dedicated at gunpoint utilizing assault rifle AK 47 stolen from the Indian Military unit at Jammu. Police has but to confirm the claims made by two of them to be serving within the military and certainly one of them going through inquiry by the military over theft of the assault rifle.
As per info, six individuals had reached Inexperienced Lodge at Bhucho close to Bathinda on the night of March 11 and out of 6, the three had gone inside and snatched Rs 7000 from lodge proprietor Luv Kumar. The police had registered an FIR towards unknown individuals and on Friday received a tip off that the accused individuals have been seen at Bathinda-Bhucho street.
Bathinda SP Metropolis Narinder Singh stated {that a} police occasion acted as per tip off and when tried to succeed in close to the accused certainly one of them fired a gun shot on the police occasion which hit the car. The police in retaliation fired two photographs and certainly one of them hit one of many accused recognized as Satwant within the leg. Police succeeded in arresting all of the six within the car who have been recognized as injured Satwant, Arshdeep, Hargun, Arsh and Sunil and Gurdeep. Sunil and Gurdeep claimed to be serving in Indian Military respectively at Jammu and Srinagar as Sunil claimed to have stolen the weapon from Jammu however presently on depart and having stolen the car from their place of posting at Jammu earlier than approaching depart.
SP stated police are nonetheless to confirm the claims as contact is being made with military authorities.