PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Ludhiana, October 17 Three days after members of an auto-rickshaw gang targeted an ex-Army man and robbed him of Rs 50,000, Division Number 1 Police arrested three accused and recovered Rs 4,000 cash. The police also seized an auto-rickshaw which was used in crime. The accused have been identified as Pritpal Singh of Daba Colony, Pankaj Kumar of Adarsh Colony, Gagandeep Singh of Mohalla Gobindsar of Shimlapuri. According to the complainant Jaswinder Singh of village Kadiana Kalan, he is a retired Army man. He stated that after purchasing some household products from Military Canteen, he boarded a three-wheeler autorickshaw near Jagraon Bridge at around 7 pm and was heading towards Jalandhar Bypass. “There were already two persons and a driver in the auto-rickshaw and when the auto-rickshaw driver crossed Jagraon Bridge, he stopped the vehicle at a side and the two persons flashed a sharp-edged weapon. They threatened to kill me and snatched away Rs 50,000 from my pocket. They dropped me at the spot and then fled with the auto-rickshaw towards Jalandhar Bypass,” he said. He said that after the incident he immediately lodged the complaint with the police. Investigating Officer ASI Lakhwinder Singh said that after receiving the complaint the police initiated investigation and with the help of CCTV cameras traced the accused. “All the three accused who are around 27-28 years of age have been arrested. The police have as of now recovered Rs 4,000 from their possession and will recover the remaining amount soon,” said the ASI while adding that the accused are drug addicts and have committed several snatchings in the area earlier also.