Tribune News Service Amritsar March 15 The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Santokh Singh Hira an alleged mastermind in a looting incident in which a jeweller was robbed in the Gorakhpur area of Uttar Pradesh on March 2. Hira a goldsmith was nabbed from his residence located in the Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar area late last night. The accused is considered to be close to an MLA of the ruling party. Amritsar-based jeweller Surinder Singh was robbed by some unknown persons in Gorakhpur when he was going to the guest house after selling jewellery. The accused looted ornaments and cash worth Rs 46 lakh from him on the gunpoint. During the probe the UP police zeroed in on Santokh Singh. They came to know that he was influential due to his close proximity with a Congress MLA and also has influence among the goldsmiths. A senior police official revealed that taking no chances the UP police took Police Commissioner Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill into confidence and even did not inform the local police station about the raid and his arrest. Investigations revealed that the gold and silver ornaments which were looted from Surinder Singh were melted and the accused bought a car from the cash. The UP Police also nabbed two more persons from the Gorakhpur area in this regard.

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