Gangster Nitin Nahar nabbed for firing at liquor contractor

Strap: Was also involved in Sec 33 firing incident in Chandigarh

PK Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 7

The Sadar police have arrested Nitin Nahar, a gangster associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after bringing him on production warrant.

He was arrested in connection with a firing incident in which a liquor contractor Ricky Bhalla was attacked for ransom on June 11, 2020. The police had arrested Harsimran Singh, alias Simmu of Kishangarh Colony and Rikshit Sahni of Hansli Wali Gali at that time.

Bhalla had alleged that the duo called him from different numbers and demanded money while threatening him.

Police investigations revealed that Nitin Nahar, alias Sonu, of the Indira Colony in Gate Hakima had provided weapons to Harsimran and Rikshit.

Nahar was nabbed by the Amritsar rural police in a joint operation with organised crime control unit (OCCU) from the Attari area on June 19 last year. He was also one of the shooters who were allegedly involved in the firing at the house of Rakesh Singla, brother of the liquor baron Arvind Singla in Sector 33, Chandigarh.

He has around 10 criminal cases registered against him, including that of murder and dacoity. He was also an accomplice of notorious gangster Bobby Malhotra. He was entrusted with the job for carrying out such attacks in Punjab, Chandigarh and Rajasthan before he was nabbed by the police.

According to the police, Nitin revealed that he was directed to carry out such shooting incidents in Punjab, Chandigarh and Rajasthan.