Gangster’s cousin, two aides nabbed

Our Correspondent

Abohar, May 26

The CIA staff of the Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s cousin and his two accomplices and seized 4 unlicensed pistols with some cartridges.

Abohar DSP Gurbinder Singh Sangha told the media here on Saturday that at a naka near Gumjal village, close to the interstate (Punjab-Rajasthan) border, CIA staff incharge Sajjan Singh got a tip off that some armed youths were hiding behind shrubs. A raid resulted in the arrest of Lawrence’s cousin Abhishek Godara of Kishanpura (Sangria), Vikas of Ujjalwas (Nohar) and Narinder Singh Nandu of Rajanwali village (Abohar). Two others fled away. The police seized a .315-bore pistol, three .32-bore pistols (all unlicensed) and eight live cartridges, besides an empty one. Preliminary investigation indicated that they were on some “crime mission” in the Abohar area.

A case under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act has been registered at the Khuyiansarwer police station.