Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, November 17-
In a major breakthrough, SAS Nagar Police has arrested kingpin of a highway robbers/snatchers gang after a brief exchange of fire near village Lehli and recovered .32 calibre pistol along with five live cartridges from his posession, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Satpreet Singh alias Satti, a resident of Dandrala in SAS Nagar. Police teams have also impounded the Platina motorcycle he was riding. DGP said that the arrested accused has a criminal history with criminal cases pertaining to snatching and robbery registered against him. The Satti's gang primarily targetted halted vehicles on Ambala-Dera Bassi highway and was involved in multiple robberies/snatching incidents in Punjab and Haryana, he added.
He said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused Satti along with his other three associates, was involved in recent two late night Robberies/Snatching took place at the Highway on 3rd and 10th of November, 2024 in which cash, mobile and gold ornaments were robbed at a gunpoint in Lalru area of Sub-Division Dera Bassi.