The police in Lahore have arrested the ringleader of robbers who disguised as security personnel and looted an Indian Sikh family last week.

The Sikh family arrived here from India to attend Guru Nanak birth anniversary festivities.

The Sikh family had gone to Liberty Market in the Gulberg area of Lahore for shopping when they were intercepted by robbers disguised as police in the name of security clearance and were looted of Indian rupees 250,000 and PKR 150,000 besides jewelry.

The police claimed that the ringleader of the gang, identified as Ahmad Raza, was arrested.

Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has sought a report from the Lahore police chief.

Naqvi called for the culprits to be brought to justice within 48 hours, saying that robbing a Sikh family in an area like Gulbarg was a grave lapse in security.