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The police arrested Mandeep Kaur and her husband Jaswinder while they had been on a pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib in the Chamoli district
The mastermind couple, who had pulled a audacious multi-crore heist, was once in the end caught by Punjab Police with the advantage of a fruit-flavoured drink advance Hemkund Sahib in the Indian insist of Uttarakhand.
Mandeep Kaur alias ‘Daaku Haseena’ and her husband Jaswinder Singh had pulled a audacious heist at a cash management firm’s office in the Indian metropolis Ludhiana, as per the Punjab Police. On June 10, guards at the office of CMS Products and companies had been overpowered by armed robbers and $1 million was once stolen in cash.
After pulling off the theft Mandeep Kaur went on a pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib, which is a Sikh shrine, alongside with her husband Jaswinder Singh, said Ludhiana Police Commission Mandeep Singh Sidhu. The police had been earlier suggested that the couple was once planning to hover to Nepal, on the other hand, their plans had been blocked attributable to a lookout uncover.
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Entice laid for heist kingpin
Then, the couple decided to focus on over with Hemkund Sahib, Haridwar and Kedarnath before planning their next step. As per the police, even supposing they’d the details of Mandeep Kaur and Jaswinder Singh being describe in Hemkund Sahib, basically the most necessary anguish they confronted was once figuring out the masterminds in the gang of devotees.
In a clarify to catch advantage of the couple, the police position up a free drinks kiosk and started distributing a fruit-flavoured drink among the many devotees. The couple, unaware of the lure laid by the police to nab them, reached the kiosk, restful their packs and uncovered their faces to blueprint shut a sip of the drink. The wanted couple was once identified by the police, on the other hand, they did no longer raze any circulation and waited for them to make their prayers.
After praying at the shrine, as the couple walked out they had been arrested by the police. After a brief slide, the police had been in a position to with out pain nab the wanted couple.
Cash recovered
Police Commissioner Sidhu said that they recovered a sum of Rs2.1 million ($25,500 approx.) from the couple. The police own recovered round ₹60 million ($73000 approx.) out of the $1 million loot, so a long way. The police said that nine folks, accused in the theft case, were arrested by them.
Punjab Police Chief Gaurav Yadav said that in no longer as a lot as 100 hours, the police had been in a position to nab the kingpins of the Ludhiana heist. “Police groups worn a official & scientific manner to solve the multi-crore theft,” he said.
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DGP Yadav, in a tweet, said, “Proud of @Ludhiana_Police & Counter Intelligence unit to solve the CMS Cash Robbery Case after consuming fugitive Mandeep Kaur @ Mona & her Husband Jaswinder Singh from #Uttarakhand. Kingpin of #LudhianaCashVanRobbery arrested in no longer as a lot as 100 hrs.”
The legitimate Twitter handle of the Ludhiana Police said this must advantage as a “chilling reminder for all anti-social parts”.
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