Robbers or killers!
- The police has watched near about 500 CCTV to get the clue about the robbers,
- The robbers walked on foot near about 6 kilometres to hoodwink the police and had not used any mobile during robbing the family.
- They unmasked themselves when they were out of reach of CCTV but the police asked the people and got the clue about the Amit Rana @ Harpreet Singh as people told that some suspicious people came to him.
- A case in the armed robbery has been registered at police station Gandhi Nagar under FIR Number 310 of 2022 under section 395, 342 and 120-B and 3/25 Arms Act.
- There are reports that Amit Rana recently reached Jammu from Mumbia and as he was skilled in changing his posture.
- The ADG has warned that such incidents in future will not be tolerated at amny cost and criminals have to pay through their nose.
jj correspondent
Jammu, Dec 13: Acting swiftly, the Jammu & Kashmir Police have solved the blind robbery case of Green Belt Park Gandhi Nagar by arresting the robbers who are involved in robbing the Aggarwal family in broad day light and one of the robbers was involved in murder of ex MLC Tarlochan Singh Wazir.
In a major success, ADGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh disclosed that they have worked out the sensational armed robbery case at the residence of a prominent businessman Rakesh Aggarwal @ Kesha Babu in Gandhi Nagar with the arrest of five hardcore gangsters.
The police have arrested five dacoits, they were identified as Amit Rana alias Harpreet Singh (conman/master mind of Tarlochan Singh Wazir’s murder), son of Lt Parmjeet Singh, resident of C-35 Hanuman Road Cannaught Place, New Delhi at present 684 in Diagana (Jammu), Harjinder Singh alias Rinku, son of Jasvir Singh, resident of Badyana, Jalandhar in Punjab, Manjeet Singh alias Fouji (Fouji was in main supporting role of Amit Rana), son of Surinder Singh, resident of Ralhan Teshil Dasuya in District Hoshiarpur in Punjab, Raja Singh alias Raja son of Gurdev Singh, resident of Panwah tehsil Dasuya district Hoshiarpur in Punjab, and Pintu.
The report said that out of 10 gangsters involved in robbery, 9 of them were from Punjab and they had come to the house of Aggarwal with an intention to kill the Choudhary Nagar Singh by calling him in the house of of Aggarwal. But they failed in their mission and looted the house and escaped with looted money.
In this case, the police investigation pointed out the teaming of gangsters from different states i.e., Punjab, and Jammu. Amit Rana alias Harpreet Singh is one among the five arrested criminals was master mind of the murder of prominent transporter and former MLC Tarlochan Singh Wazir. Wazir was shot dead in Delhi.
While sharing the details with media, the ADGP Mukesh Singh flanked by DIG Vivek Gupta and SSP Jammu Police, Chandan Kohli, and other investigation team members explained how the police worked hard to solve the mystery.
The Jammu Zone Police Chief said that “The day light dacoity of December 7, 2022 has been solved by the Jammu police in which 10 armed men barged into the house of prominent businessman Rakesh Aggarwal at Green Belt Park in Gandhi Nagar and decamped with approximately Rs 12 to 15 lakhs.”
Mentioning about the strategy being adopted by the police to nab the culprits, he said, “Atleast 15 investigation police teams were constituted and they worked day and night. Six SIT teams were sent to Delhi, Chandigarh, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Dasuya, and Patiala in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Delhi.”
While divulging about constitution of SIT, he said that the SITs were led by DIG Jammu-Kathua Vivek Gupta and SSP Jammu with the involvement of SP South, SDPO South, SDPO West and Station House Officers (SHOs) of South.
Meanwhile, the police have recovered two pistols, police uniforms of cyber crime which were used to execute the dacoity and approximately Rs 5 lakhs cash was also recovered.
Detailing about the police investigation, the ADGP said, “Yesterday, the Jammu police team led by SSP Chandan Kohli went to arrest Amit Rana following an input.” “Rana, however, fired upon the approaching police team but the police bravely managed to arrest him alive and recover the weapon (pistol),” he said while appreciating the police for their swift investigation in the case.
He explained that the arrested dacoit Amit Rana is a big conman who was roaming (in Jammu) with fake documents and he was the mastermind of Tarlochan Singh Wazir’s killing. With his arrest, he said that, “the Jammu police have been able to work out and arrest the conspirator of Wazir murder case.”
Revealing about further investigation, he said that they have also been working on the angle of ‘bunty and bubbly’ with regard to Amit Rana and soon the police would come out with the details.
While replying to another question, he said that “Total 10 criminals were involved in the dacoity and 9 of them were from Punjab. Earlier too, recee of Rakesh Aggarwal’s house was done by other criminals who had come from Punjab.”
Quoting the investigation, he said that the initial motive of the dociates was to kill criminal turned prominent contractor and businessman from Jammu, Choudhary Nagar Singh, also a resident of Green Belt Park in Gandhi Nagar by inviting him to the residence of Rakesh Aggarwal after they accused forced their entry into the house of the businessman. However, they failed in their attempt and robbed the house.
“The police are working too on the business rivalry or any kind of enmity,” he added while saying that the further investigation in the case is in progress.
A case in the armed robbery has been registered at police station Gandhi Nagar under FIR Number 310 of 2022 under section 395, 342 and 120-B and 3/25 Arms Act.
It may be recalled here that the house of Choudhary Nagar Singh, a prominent businessman and contractor, in Gandhi Nagar near Green Belt Park was also attacked by some criminals and they fired at his residence in the past.
