Panchkula, Dec. 20 -- Panchkula police's crime branch, Sector 19, has busted a notorious gang allegedly involved in 54 cases of highway robbery, blackmail and extortion.

Three members of the gang, including a woman, have been arrested and the vehicle used in the crimes has been recovered, said police.

The arrests came following a complaint lodged by a truck driver from Himachal Pradesh on December 15. The complainant stated on December 13, while driving towards Dehradun, he offered a lift to a young woman near the Chandimandir toll plaza around 5 am.

When he stopped near Chawki village to drop her, two men intercepted his vehicle in a car and, at knifepoint, robbed him of Rs.2,400 in cash and his mobile phone. They also forced him to t...