Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Amritsar, November 26-
In a major action by the Amritsar Commissionerate Police amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, the snatcher involved in two incidents of targeting NRI's sustained bullet injury on his leg while unsuccessfully attempting to escape from police custody after snatching a rifle from police personnel and posed an imminent threat, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
The arrested snatcher has been identified as Suraj alias Mandi, a resident of village Bhindisaida in Amritsar. DGP said that Amritsar Commissionerate Police has demonstrated exemplary professionalism in neutralising the situation by shooting the accused in the leg.
Sharing more details, CP Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the accused Suraj was traced and arrested by team of Police Station Civil lines team of Amritsar City, following a detailed investigation into these cases.He said that all the stolen items including £300, €600 and ₹22,000 in cash, Passports, mobile phones, ATM cards, Barclay card, Revolut card and National ID Card of Mauritius have been recovered.