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Amritsar: The Government Railway Police (GRP) today claimed to have nabbed a gang of robbers who used to loot passengers, especially migrants, by offering them eatables laced with intoxicants.The police has arrested Mohammad Javed Sheikh from West Bengal, Dharminder Paswan, Rakesh and Babu Lal, all residents of Bihar. The mastermind of the gang, Ganeshi, is absconding, the police said. The accused have been booked under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sent to judicial remand.Reports said in the recent past, several passengers belonging to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were found unconscious at Jalandhar and Ludhiana railway stations. The victims told the police that they had consumed biscuits offered by fellow passengers after which they fell unconscious.Preliminary investigations suggested that the accused would hire trains from Amritsar.The Amritsar GRP zeroed in on Mohammad Javed Sheikh and after getting a tip-off from him the remaining accused were arrested. The police has recovered eight mobile phones, besides other valuables from their possession. All the accused work in a nursery located on main GT Road. The accused have confessed to their involvement in looting incidents in Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Further investigations are under progress.