Official sources told that police arrested the trio along with two pistols last night.
A police officer while confirming the arrests said that trio was also involved in at least three previous bank loot cases.
On April 22, three persons donning PPE kits barged their entry into the J&K bank branch at Sherabad Khore area in the Pattan and ran away with over Rs 2.86 lakhs along with 12-Bore Rifle snatched from the bank guard. These persons left the vehicle (Alto K10) in which they came at the spot and fled with another person’s vehicle (Maruti 800). A day after, on Friday the 12-bore rifle as well as Maruti cab was found at Wusan village in Kunzar area of the Baramulla district.
Bank robbery in Baramulla district, J&K
Within 48-hours after the robbery, the J&K Police arrested three persons involved in a sensational case in which three unidentified masked gunmen had looted cash from a branch of J&K Bank in the Pattan area of north Kashmir s Baramulla district. These gunmen, wearing PPE kits, had also decamped with a 12-bore rifle of the guard.
Interacting with media persons, Rayees Mohammad Bhat, Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla said that looted money, weapons and other materials used for the crime has been recovered from their possession and further investigation is underway. The terror links of the accused are being investigated further. At the behest of Lashkar e Toiba henchmen, they were given these tasks to ensure financing and as an initiation rite to join full ranks from sleeper cell status, police said.
SRINAGAR: Police on Friday morning recovered the snatched weapon of a bank security guard as well as the Maruti Alto cab used by unidentified gunmen to flee with cash after they robbed a J&K Bank branch in Sherabad Khore, Pattan area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday.