Ludhiana, Aug. 5 -- The Khanna police claimed to have busted an alleged inter-district robbery gang involved in a string of snatchings and vehicle thefts across Punjab, arresting four of its members, including a woman. One of the members of the gang is yet to be arrested.

Superintendent of police (investigation) Pawanjit Chaudhary said the suspects were intercepted near Rajdhani Enclave on Malerkotla Road during a checkpoint, and police arrested Yadvinder Singh alias Jimmy, Aslam Mohammad alias Ashu, Sukhdeep Singh alias Popo and Davinder Kaur, all residents of Bagrian village in Malerkotla district. Another accused, Gurmeet Kaur, remains absconding.

The SP added that preliminary investigations revealed that the gang targeted pedestrian...