Hisar: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three people and detained a minor for robbing a jeweller on the Chandpura-Sidhani road in Jakhal. Police also recovered 3.49 kg of silver and 5 gm of gold from the arrested accused.Those arrested include Jagsir alias Jassi, a resident of Sidhani village in Fatehabad district; Lovepreet, currently living in Patra, Punjab; and Deepak alias Kala, a resident of Dhuri in Punjab, the police said.The minor involved in the case was sent to a juvenile home, while the three arrested accused have been remanded to police custody by a local court.According to Jai Singh, DSP (traffic), the robbery took place around 6.50 pm on Sept 28, when jeweller Jashanpreet Singh, a resident of Chandpura in Fatehabad district, was returning home on his motorcycle after closing his shop in Sidhani village.Near a petrol pump on the Chandpura-Sidhani road, two masked men on a motorcycle intercepted him and threatened him with sharp-edged weapons. They snatched his black bag containing around 4 kg of silver jewellery and nearly 4 gm of gold ornaments, the DSP added.An FIR was registered at Jakhal police station under relevant sections of the BNS, and on Oct 1, the police arrested Jagsir and recovered 1.626 kg of silver from him.Based on Jagsir’s questioning, police arrested Lovepreet and Deepak on Oct 2.Police said 700 gm of silver and 4 gm of gold, including four nose pins and a nose ring, were recovered from Lovepreet, while 1.164 kg of silver was recovered from Deepak.The DSP said the investigation indicated that Jagsir, Lovepreet and the minor had allegedly planned the robbery, with Jagsir acting as the mastermind. The accused knew that the jeweller dealt in gold and silver and frequently carried jewellery while travelling between his shop and home.According to the police, Lovepreet and the minor followed the jeweller on a motorcycle and carried out the robbery at an opportune moment. The robbed jewellery was subsequently divided among the accused, with Jagsir and Deepak involved in keeping and disposing of the stolen property.Further investigation is underway to recover the remaining stolen jewellery, trace the motorcycle used in the crime and ascertain other details of the robbery, police added.
