Ludhiana, Oct. 8 -- Three hours after Rs.15 lakh was looted from a scrap dealer in Khanna, police arrested three men, including the victim's driver, who allegedly tipped off two accomplices about the cash and helped orchestrate the robbery.

The arrested accused have been identified as driver Subhir Sukhi, Manpreet Singh, alias Gopi of Ravidas Mohalla in Amloh, and Jatinder Sing, alias Kaka of Lakha Singh Wala village in Amloh, both in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Police said Sukhi had tipped the two accused after his employer withdrew cash from a State Bank of India branch in Khanna.

Khanna superintendent of police Rajesh Yadav said the robbery took place around 1 pm on Thursday, when scrap dealer Karan Banda, a resident of Mandi Gobindgar...