Ludhiana, April 25 -- A Rs.17 lakh robbery involving a liquor company in Vishal Nagar area on Pakhowal Road has been traced to an inside job, with a former employee accused of orchestrating the crime using prior knowledge of the firm's cash movement, police said on Friday.

The police have arrested three persons in connection with case and recovered nearly Rs.11 lakh from their possession.

According to police, the prime accused, Gurdeep Singh, alias Bobby, 21, worked at the liquor vend as a salesman. He had quit the company nearly five months ago but was familiar with its daily cash collection schedule.

Police said he planned the robbery with his associates, Harmanpreet Singh, alias Honey, 24, and Dheeraj Kumar, alias Changla, 24.

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