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Three more arrested in Rs 49 lakh bank heist

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Press Trust of India Sri Muktsar Sahib (Pb)
Three more persons allegedly involved in looting Rs 49 lakh from State Bank of Patiala's Gidderbaha branch have been arrested, police said today.

Cash worth Rs 11.28 lakh, a revolver and a motorbike among other things have been recovered yesterday from the three accused identified as Janak, Gurdev and Kuldeep, police said.

Earlier on May 28, four other accused Binder Sukhraj, Harpreet and Kanwarpreet were arrested and Rs 33.50 lakh of the robbed cash was recovered from them.

In a daring bank robbery, Rs 49 lakh were looted from the cash van of State Bank of Patiala's Gidderbaha branch after injuring the guard on May 22.

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First Published: May 31 2013 | 2:57 PM IST

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