Our Correspondent
Abohar, December 27
The police claimed to have busted an interstate gang that had been involved in theft of mobile phone companies’ tower batteries and other equipment.
Six persons of the gang were living at a rented house in the Basanti Chowk area here. Superintendent of Police Anand Sharma said batteries of towers of mobile phone companies were being stolen in and around the district for the past several days. Cases had been registered at various police stations. A police team that was formed to unearth the gang, succeeded today.
DSP Bhanwer Lal Meghwal said Amandeep Singh (32), Ravi Singh (24), Mandeep Singh (21), Dharam Preet Singh (24), Ravinder Singh (24) of Muktsar and Baltej Singh (33) of Abohar had been arrested.
He said on November 25, a case of theft of 48 batteries was registered at Lalgarh Jattan police station. These youths have been arrested in this case. On interrogation, they confessed to committing such thefts at several places in Punjab and Rajasthan.
Interstate gang busted, 6 held
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