4 behind 100 thefts held

The Sangrur territory constabulary contiguous claimed to person busted a pack of thieves, allegedly progressive successful astir 100 thefts of GUC-1 devices from basal transceiver stations (BTSs) of mobile telephone towers successful 7 districts of Punjab.

The constabulary person arrested 4 members of the gang, portion 2 different persons person besides been nominated successful the lawsuit arsenic accused.

The constabulary person reportedly seized from their possession 31 GUC-1 cards (Rs 2.50 lakh each) and a car, allegedly utilized by the accused for loading the material, stolen by them from the mobile telephone towers.

Superintendent of Police (Punjab Bureau of Investigation), Sangrur, Navreet Singh Virk said present contiguous that successful this lawsuit the constabulary had arrested Ram Karan Singh and Avtar Singh, some residents of Akoi Sahib village, adjacent Sangrur, and Prem Singh and Rupinder Singh, some residents of Benra village, adjacent Dhuri. Following their interrogation, the constabulary besides nominated Prince, a nonmigratory of Patiala, and Lovepreet Singh, a nonmigratory of Benra (Dhuri), successful this case. They were yet to beryllium arrested, helium added.

The SP (PBI) Virk further said that each 4 arrested persons were moving successful antithetic telecom companies and they had been arrested by the constabulary from Benra village. They were produced successful a tribunal connected June 13 that remanded them successful constabulary custody for 3 days.

The SP (PBI) said the arrested persons had admitted that they had committed astir 100 thefts of the GUC(1) devices from mobile telephone towers successful Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Moga, Mansa, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib districts.