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Ludhiana, July 1
After four men posing as police personnel looted a jewellery parcel worth Rs 12 lakh from a Chandigarh-based man on June 23 here, the presence of Irani gang members in the industrial hub has been confirmed by the police. The members of the gang had entered the state, also Ludhiana, to target traders in the guise of police officials.
Taking immediate action, the police released pictures of 40 Irani gang members. After the incident on June 23, An FIR was registered on Wednesday. The gang had committed several loots in Ludhiana in the past three years.
Mukesh Kumar of Sector 22-B, Chandigarh, told the police that on June 23 on behalf of his Ambey Express Logistics company, which deals in gold and diamonds, he had come to the city to deliver 10 parcels of jewellery to their client in Sarafa Market. After my driver parked the car, I was heading towards the market when I was stopped by a man who was posing himself as a policeman near the MC office.