Gangster shot dead in Tarn Taran village

PK Jaiswar/Gurbax Puri

Tribune News Service

Tarn Taran, August 10

A notorious gangster was shot dead, reportedly by a rival gang, near Pandor Gola village in Tarn Taran on Tuesday night.

Dilbagh Singh alias Lambu, 30, who hailed from Patti but had shifted to Jogewal village in Jandiala Guru, had recently come out of the Patti jail on bail in a murder case.

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The assault also left one man injured, who was rushed to an Amritsar hospital.

Senior police officials, including DIG Border range AK Mittal visited the spot. Around 100 shots were fired that pierced Dilbagh’s body and the SUV in which he was travelling.

SSP Manmohan Singh did not respond to the repeated calls. SP (D) Jagmohan Singh said investigations were under way and no one had lodged a complaint. He said the police were about to register an FIR. He said they were trying to establish the ownership of the vehicle. The initial investigation showed that Dilbagh was kidnapped before being shot at in a gang war, he added.

The police suspect that rival gang member Ravinder alias Shooter and his accomplices had killed Dilbagh.

Sources said the members of the Sonu Kangla and Bichhu gangs were involved in gang war. The incident led to panic in the area.