Sangrur (Punjab), June 14 -- The Sangrur police have arrested 4 members of an inter-state gang involved in over 100 mobile tower equipment thefts in the state, SSP Sartaj Singh Chahal told media on Saturday, adding the suspects were arrested after a thorough investigation. The accused were identified as Ramkaran Singh alias Laddi, Avtar Singh, Prem Singh, and Rupinder Singh alias Chinu. They were found to be involved in stealing valuable equipment from mobile towers and selling them. A car and 31 GCU1 cards were recovered from their possession.

The SSP revealed that the gang had committed similar thefts in various districts of Punjab, including Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Moga, Mansa, Patiala, and Fatehgarh Sahib. The gang members used to...