Jalandhar, May 29, 2016: City police claimed to have solved after arresting two kidnappers and attackers and looters on a vernacular Daily paper's journalist, Amit Gupta, the mystery behind the case.
The arrested persons identified as Mandeep Singh alias Monu resident of village Gakhla and Raman Preet Singh also known as Kaku,a resident Gurdas Nagar and recovered out of their possession a sharp-edged weapon.Two of their accomplice Ashok Kumar alias Happy and Shammi are still at large.
An FIR was registered on January 9 when Motor Bike born three miscreants cornered the victim journalist in the area of Gole Market,breaking windowpane of the car,directed Amit Gupta(Journalist) to handover the cash and other valuables to them,entered forcefully in the car directing him to drive towards Wadala Chowk.Later on the journalist was blindfolded by the youths,beaten him and took him to Ghas Mandi area and looted about Rs 30,000/- and slipped away.