Gang of robbers busted in Haryana's Palwal, four held including minor

Faridabad, Jul 15 (PTI) Police have busted a gang of robbers and arrested three of its members, officials said on Tuesday.

A minor was also apprehended in the case, they said.

Superintendent of Police, Palwal, Varun Singla said that on July 9, three masked men carried out an armed robbery at a Common Service Centre (CSC) in Deeghot village. The miscreants looted Rs 1.70 lakh from the centre operator, Devendra, and fled toward Hasanpur.

Following an investigation, a team from the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), Palwal, arrested three of the accused on Sunday. A minor accomplice was apprehended on Monday, the SP said.

"During interrogation, the accused revealed that they committed these crimes by covering their faces with a mask and using weapons. After committing the crime, they would divide the looted money and goods among themselves. The accused confessed to having committed a dozen blind robbery incidents in Palwal and Faridabad along with their other associates. We are questioning the accused after taking them on two days of police remand," Singla said. HIG HIG