Dera Bassi police have busted a robbers’ gang that was planning to strike at a petroleum pump in Lalru space.

With the arrest of six gang members, police have recovered two .32-bore pistols with 15 dwell cartridges and two nation made pistols with 5 dwell cartridges.

An electrical shock machine, a stun gun and sharp-edged weapons had been additionally discovered within the possession of the accused, recognized as Malkit Singh, Bhanu, Ankit and Navjot Singh, all hailing from New Delhi; and Ashish Kumar and Lakesh Langa, hailing from Uttar Pradesh. All are aged between 20 and 23.

As per police, 5 of the accused, besides Navjot, had been nabbed from a vacant plot close to a gas station on Ballopur Road, Lalru, the place they had been planning to commit a dacoity. Two .32-bore pistols with 15 dwell cartridges had been recovered from them.

Giving particulars, Dera Bassi ASP Darpan Ahluwalia mentioned certainly one of them was working for a web-based meals supply firm, one other for a training middle and certainly one of them was even a military aspirant.

The 5 gang members had been produced earlier than a court docket and despatched to five-day police remand.

During interrogation, they revealed that their chief Malkit had saved extra weapons and cartridges along with his buddy Navjot Singh, additionally a resident of Delhi.

Police raided Navjot’s home and recovered two nation made pistols and 5 cartridges from his possession. He was produced earlier than a court docket and despatched to 12-day police remand.

2 cops attacked for saving man from assault, 15 booked

Dera Bassi police have booked 15 individuals for attacking two policemen after they intervened to rescue a person being attacked by them in Dera Bassi on Thursday

Among the accused, seven had been recognized as Sonu, Sahir, Saleem, Sohail, Rahul, Nazim and Shahbaz.

The two cops, ASI Gaurav Sharma and constable Sharat, had been out for patrolling after they noticed a bunch attacking a person with sharp-edged weapons.

As they stepped in to avoid wasting the sufferer, the assailants turned on them, earlier than fleeing. The sufferer is claimed to be steady.

The accused have been booked beneath Sections 307, 353, 341, 323, 294,186, 506,148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code.