Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) arrested two members of the gang with alleged involvement in numerous crimes, with two pistols and 10 live cartridges being seized from the possession of the arrested men, the officials noted on Friday.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were carrying out criminal activities on the directions of two absconding gangsters, police said.
"In a major breakthrough, AGTF, Punjab has arrested two associates of Gurpreet Lehmbar and Jassa Nurwala gang: Jagdeep Singh and Balwinder Singh. The gang is involved in multiple heinous crimes such as murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, extortion in the areas of Ludhiana, Jagraon, Moga, Bathinda and Sangrur," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.
He said the arrested accused have a criminal history.
"Rinku was a proclaimed offender in an attempt-to-murder case registered in Moga. The other accused, Babbu, in June 2023 had fired upon an STF team at Neelon, Ludhiana, and was absconding since," the officer said.
The preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were carrying out criminal activities on the directions of absconding gangsters Lehmbar and Nurwala, he added.
Two pistols and 10 live cartridges have been seized from the possession of the accused, police said.
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