Five armed men, who were planning to rob a petrol pump on the Kapurthala-Subhanpur Road, were arrested on Monday.
The arrested accused are Navjot Singh, Karan Lahori, Ravinder Pal Singh, Sameer, and Sandeep Singh. Two pistols (7.65 mm and .32 mm), a revolver, and two sharp-edged weapons were seized from them, while their vehicles – two bikes and a scooter – have been impounded.
Kapurthala senior superintendent of police (SSP) Navneet Singh Bains, said, “Acting on a tip off that armed men, taking refuge in the Kanjli forest, were planning to rob a petrol pump on the Kapurthala-Subhanpur Road, cops raided the spot and arrested the five accused.”
