Punjab: Prime suspect held, Rs 13 lakh recovered in bank robbery case

Police recovered Rs 13.10 lakh in stolen cash and a country-made pistol allegedly used in the crime. Read further on Dynamite News:

Phagwara: In a major breakthrough, Punjab police have arrested the prime suspect in the sensational HDFC Bank robbery that took place in Rawalpindi under Kapurthala district on May 30, a senior officer said on Sunday.

Acting on technical and field intelligence, the police recovered Rs 13.10 lakh in stolen cash and a country-made pistol allegedly used in the crime.

DIG Naveen Singla Statement

State police DIG Naveen Singla said herethat the accused, identified as Gurminder Singh of Kahlwan village in Jalandhar district, was apprehended during a raid on June 7.

His arrest follows an intensive investigation spanning multiple districts, led by a dedicated police team under the supervision of SSP Gaurav Toora.

According to SSP Toora, Gurminder Singh confessed to his role in the robbery during interrogation.

He also provided information that led to the recovery of the stolen funds. Police have also identified his

two accomplices, and efforts are on to locate and apprehend them.

Notably, the robbery occurred on May 30, when three masked men entered the HDFC Bank branch

in Rawalpindi at gunpoint, fled with a large sum of cash in a white Verna car with altered number plates.

Another Robbery Incident In UP

There was a stir at morning on Friday in Nizampur market located in Shahganj police station area of ​​the district when five armed miscreants targeted a franchise of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Western Union center and carried out a robbery in broad daylight. During this, the miscreants shot the operator Mohammad Saud and fled after looting a laptop.

The miscreants had reached the spot in a car. They entered the bank franchise office and started demanding cash from the operator at gunpoint. When the operator Saud protested, a scuffle broke out between him and the miscreants. Meanwhile, while trying to snatch the pistol of a miscreant, a bullet was fired which hit Saud's left leg. After being shot, Saud fell down injured.

On hearing the sound of the bullet, the nearby shopkeepers and local people ran towards the spot. Seeing the crowd gathering, the miscreants panicked and fled from the spot without taking cash, taking only a laptop. While running away, the miscreants fled in a car towards Khuthan.