Amritsar police arrest 2 operatives of foreign-based gangster Prabh Dasuwal

The Amritsar city police have arrested two operatives of a foreign-based gangster, Prabh Dasuwal, regarding extortion. One of them was injured in a police encounter at a secluded place in the New Amritsar area during the recovery of a weapon on Wednesday. The duo — Ravi and Joban Singh, both residents of Mohalla Nanaksar in Tarn Taran — were arrested by the police following a probe into firing reported outside the residence of a trader in the Division B police station area recently.

Ravi was taken to a secluded place in the New Amritsar area for the recovery of a .30 bore pistol used in the crime when he was injured in the alleged encounter. The police authorities claimed that Ravi was injured in the leg from his own pistol when he tried to fire at the police party after recovering the pistol. He was overpowered by the cops, and during the scuffle, a bullet was fired which hit his own leg. The pistol was later confiscated.

Sharing details, Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that Ravi and Joban had fired outside the residence of a trader in the Division B police station area recently. Though the victim did not lodge any formal complaint with the police, it started investigations and questioned people nearby apart from scanning CCTV cameras to find clues about the perpetrators.

During investigations, the police identified the duo and arrested them. Ravi, who was left-handed, had fired at the residence of the trader’s house while Joban had provided them logistic support and clothes to change after the firing incident. Passing through inside lanes, they escaped to Tarn Taran. One of their accomplices who was riding pillion with Ravi has been identified; raids were on to arrest him. Initial investigations revealed that they had fired outside the trader's residence for extortion at the behest of Prabh Dasuwal.