Punjab: 11 booked in Lalru ATM theft case

MOHALI: Three weeks after an ATM of Punjab National Bank’s Lalru branch, which contained around Rs 16 lakh, was stolen, the Mohali police on Thursday claimed to have solved the case and registered an FIR against 11. The accused have been identified as Farmaan, Gulser, Enam, Sadeek, Rukmadeen, Massudeen, Jabir, Jisan, Shakir, Mustafa and Ikram.
The police have brought Farmaan and Gulser on production warrant from Saharanpur, where they were arrested for attempt to murder on June 27.Mustafa — who too was brought on production warrant from Kurukshetra, where he is facing an Arms Act and murder bid case — had told that he along with Farmaan, Gulser, Enam, Rukmadeen, Massudeen, Sadeek and Jabir came to Lalru in his pickup van and stole the ATM on June 10.
The cops said the ATM thieves’ gang was active in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
“The three were produced in a court, which sent them in police remand for four days. Saharanpur police have recovered the ATM machine,” said assistant sub-inspector Kulwant Singh.