Ludhiana April 23:
In a major breakthrough, the city police have arrested Ludhiana and feared criminal kingpin Fortuner notorious band Jatinder Singh, alias Bunty, Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh.
The city police was camping in Agra after a warning that Bunty was hiding in UP after escaping from Ludhiana. Bunty had escaped from police custody while being brought back to jail after a court hearing in Phillaur on March 6. Informa Bunty was hiding in a hotel. The police have recovered three pistols from their possession.
Jatinder, who was captured last year, was behind many sensational robberies, including the R-44 lakh theft Bonn Pan and R-29 lakh kitty Pan theft. Fond of stealing luxury cars, Jatinder, who faces more than 36 criminal cases, including murder, robbery and dacoity, was suspected to be hiding in Amritsar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Kolkata, where his wife lives.