The Tribune, January 9, 2002

Kurukshetra cops nab robber
Our Correspondent

Kurukshetra, January 8. The local police crime branch has claimed to have arrested Avtaar Singh, a resident of Gobind Nagar, Kumhar Mandi, Ludhiana district in Punjab. He is suspected to be one of three robbers who escaped after snatching a money bag from Hukam Singh, an accountant of Mehta Trading Company, Ismailabad, in this district, when he (accountant) was coming out from the Punjab National Bank building on September 27 last.

The district police chief, Mr Desraj Singh, told The Tribune that Avtaar Singh, alias Taari, along with his accomplices Baljeet Singh and Ram Subhash, both, residents of Roopa Majra village, under thana sadar, Ambala, had looted the accountant and fled in a car.

During interrogation, Avtaar Singh told the police that they entered Punjab on foot leaving behind their car which had sunk in the sands of Taangree river near Ambala.

Later, Baljeet Singh was arrested by the Kurukshetra police while, Ram Subhash allegedly committed suicide in his village when he came to know that the police was after them.

A sum of Rs 20,000 in cash and 15 cartridges have been seized from Avtaar Singh’s possession. Eighteen cases of murder, dacoity and robbery have been registered against Avtaar Singh, alias Taari, at Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur districts in Punjab.

Avtaar Singh has been sent in judicial custody for 14 days.