Ludhiana Heist: How A Fruit Drink Caught The Burglar Couple Unaware

A couple from Punjab, allegedly master minded a very daring ₹8 crore money heist but they were caught owing to craving for a fruit drink near Uttarakhand’s Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara.

According to the Punjab Police, Mandeep Kaur and her husband Jaswinder Singh planned a daring heist at the office of a cash management firm in Ludhiana. Apparently, armed robbers overpowered the guards at the office of CMS Services on June 10, 2023 and stole a whopping ₹ 8 crore amount in cash.

According to Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu, “Soon after the robbery, Mandeep Kaur and Jaswinder Singh went on a pilgrimage to Sikh shrine Hemkund Sahib, apparently to thank God for the success of their mission or to beg pardon for their ill deed.”

The police had received information that the couple was planning to further flee to Nepal but a lookout notice blocked their plans. Following which they decided to visit Hemkund Sahib, Kedarnath and Haridwar before planning their next step.

As per the police, even though they were aware of the fact that Mandeep Kaur and Jaswinder Singh were in Hemkund Sahib, the major challenge was to identify them in the crowd of devotees.

A free drinks kiosk was set up that offered packets of a fruit drink to the devotees. Unaware of the trap laid for them, the couple came to the kiosk and collected their packets which revealed their faces as they took a sip. The police immediately identified them, but did not make a move and waited for them to finish their prayers.

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As they walked out of the shrine post their prayers, the police made a move to arrest them wherein the two were caught after a short chase.

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