Crime Branch Arrest Two Accused To Rob Jewellery and Money From the School Children

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Chandigarh 08^th April:- The Crime Branch of Chandigarh Police has succeeded to crack a gang who used to rob jewellery and money from the school children by beating and showing artificial gun and on the pretext to protect them from other school children. Crime Branch arrested accused Sumit Kalyan and Loven Sabharwal in this regard. 

While giving more information about it the DSP of Crime Branch  Jagbir Singh said that a case FIR No. 108 dated 07.04.2015 u/s 392, 34 IPC, PS-17, Chandigarh was registered on the complaint of Sh. Bhupinder Singh r/o H.No. 265, Sector-23-A, Chandigarh. He reported that he had kept Rs. 5000/- in almirah in his house 4-5 days back, which he found missing. Previously, he and his family also noticed that lot of cash and jewellery was also missing from his house from the last one and half year. He got enquired from all the family members, but no clue came to light. He got suspicious on his son who is a student of 9^th class but he also denied for the same. From the last few months, he noticed that his son not taking care of his studies and also remained silent. Then he called one of his friend and enquired about the facts who disclosed that Sumit, Loven and one of their friend namely Sam were robbing money from him and son of the complainant by beating and putting them into fear and on the pretext to protect them. In this way, they robbed lot of jewellery and cash from them. DSP Jagbir Singh further informed that during the course of investigation, both the accused were arrested on 07.04.2015 and recovered Rs. 4500/- and one gold ring from their possession which were robbed from the son of complainant.

 During further investigation, they disclosed that they alongwith their friend namely Sam, a resident of Sector-45, Chandigarh used to visit a private public school to rob protection money from son of complainant and his friend on the pretext to protect them from the other school children. They further confessed that they had have robbed jewellery i.e. 2 gold bangles, 3 gold rings, one gold pendant, one pair of ear-ring and cash more than lacs of rupees from them and further sold the jewellery to different jewelers. The vehicle make Indigo which they used in the crime was also recovered from their possession.

DSP said that both the accused werwe produced in the court today and obtained police remand upto 13.04.2015. The investigation is in progress and more recoveries are likely to be affected.