Punjab: Six arrested for stealing mobile tower equipment

Punjab: Police have arrested six members of a gang involved in stealing mobile phone tower equipment. Police reportedly recovered two country-made pistols, six live cartridges, two vehicles, 24 remote radio units of a mobile phone company and 151 kg of optical fibre from their possession. SSP Sartaj Singh Chahal said the arrested persons have been identified as Lovepreet Singh (26), Jashandeep Singh (22), Vicky Singh (23), Gursewak Singh (25), Balkar Singh (25) and Veerpal Singh (34). He said the suspects were involved in over 34 incidents of theft of such electronic equipment in Sangrur, Patiala and Mansa districts. A case has been registered at City Police Station, Sunam.