Gangster arrested with pistol after exchange of fire with police in Jandiala

A gangster involved in a firing incident at a grocery store in Jandiala was arrested after a brief exchange of fire, according to officials of Amritsar rural police. The accused, identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was held with a .30-bore pistol near the drain area in Jandiala.

Acting on the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Maninder Singh, a team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ravinder Singh and Station House Officer (SHO), Jandiala, conducted the recovery operation. During the operation, the accused opened fire on the police with a hidden weapon. The police, acting in self-defence, retaliated and managed to overpower the accused after a bullet hit him in the leg.

SP (D), Amritsar Rural, Aditya Warrier, said the arrest is linked to a case registered on June 5 at Jandiala police station. On that day, a youth named Kashmir Singh had informed police that three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants had opened fire at Surinder Karyana Store in Jandiala, where he worked. Two bullets had struck him in the left shoulder, leaving him injured. A case was registered under sections 109 and 3(5) of the BNS and sections 25, 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act.

During investigations, police arrested Ramanpreet Singh, who disclosed that the attack was part of a extortion plan masterminded by gangster Doni. The latter had demanded Rs 50 lakh from the owner of the store, and upon refusal, executed the attack with the help of Gurpreet Singh and Harpreet Singh.

Subsequently, police teams from Jandiala and CIA apprehended Gurpreet Singh and Harpreet Singh from Himachal Pradesh. During interrogation, Gurpreet revealed that he had hidden the pistol used in the crime near a drain. When the police took him to the spot for its recovery, he attempted to fire at the police team using the concealed pistol. In the brief encounter, he was shot in the leg and overpowered.

He was taken into custody along with the recovered weapon, a .30 bore pistol—and is undergoing treatment for the injury under police supervision. Further investigation is underway.