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Ludhiana: Ex-staff among 3 held for ₹17L robbery from collection agent
According to investigators, the trio intercepted collection agent Hardeep Singh on April 17 around 10 pm, assaulted him and fled with the cash
A ₹17 lakh robbery involving a liquor company in Vishal Nagar area on Pakhowal Road has been traced to an inside job, with a former employee accused of orchestrating the crime using prior knowledge of the firm’s cash movement, police said on Friday.
The police have arrested three persons in connection with case and recovered nearly ₹11 lakh from their possession.
According to police, the prime accused, Gurdeep Singh, alias Bobby, 21, worked at the liquor vend as a salesman. He had quit the company nearly five months ago but was familiar with its daily cash collection schedule.
Police said he planned the robbery with his associates, Harmanpreet Singh, alias Honey, 24, and Dheeraj Kumar, alias Changla, 24.
According to investigators, the trio intercepted collection agent Hardeep Singh on April 17 around 10 pm, assaulted him and fled with the cash.
Deputy commissioner of police (Rural) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said the crime was pre-planned and based on insider inputs. “The accused was aware of the timing and movement of cash and used that information to execute the robbery,” he said.
“We have arrested the trio and recovered ₹4.14 lakh from Gurdeep and ₹3.2 lakh each from the other two accused. A motorcycle and sharp-edged weapons used in the crime were also seized,” the DCP added.
Police said the accused during questioning revealed that a portion of the stolen money had been spent on drugs, alcohol and hotel stays.
“Efforts are underway to recover the remaining amount and ascertain if others were involved,” the DCP said.
