Gang planned to avenge Sukha’s murder

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 15

The dreaded gang busted by the Jalandhar rural police today made startling revelations about its plans to revive the terror of the Sukha Kahlwan gang in the region and to avenge his murder from Vicky Gonder, who was recently arrested by the Taran Taran police in an encounter.

The seven nabbed gangsters included Gourav Sharma, alias Goru (22) of Ludhiana, Jatinder, alias Sonu (27) of Blalo village, Phagwara, Ranbir Singh (19) of East Gobind Nagar, Amritsar, Kuldip Sarpanch (34), a handicapped person of Kanga Lohia, Lakha (25) of Rawalpindi, Kala (28) of Kakra, Harvinder (27) of Rawalpindi.

Four other persons who allegedly gave the gang Rs 2.5 lakh contract money to kill persons involved in amputating one Arun of Rawalpindi are Sadananda, alias Nikki, of Dumeli, Joginder Pal, alias Sabi, of Dumeli, Davinder, alias Sunny, of Jalowal Khanur and Mohan Kumar Patara. The police had recovered sophisticated weapons, including nine pistols, 62 live cartridges from the gang.

HPS Khakh, SP, Investigation, Jalandhar rural police, said Ludhiana-based Goru Bacha is aged just 22. He entered the crime world when he was just 14 and was booked in an attempt to murder case. Already facing trial in 14 criminal cases, he was also involved in police encounters with the Jalandhar rural and Ludhiana police near Nakodar a few years ago. Now, he was out on bail and had again indulged in illegal activities.

Khakh said the rural police in 2014 had also busted the Jaggu gang, a gang of contract killers, active in border areas from whom sophisticated weapons were recovered, adding that Goru was also associated with this gang.

After sharpshooter Sukha Kahlwan was murdered in police custody near Phagwara on January 21, 2015, while he was being taken to Nabha jail after producing him in a Jalandhar court, Goru had decided to take revenge from Vicky Gonder, who killed Sukha in police custody.

Confirmed sources revealed that Goru, along with his gang members, had followed police vehicles of gangster Gonder in the recent past to eliminate him, but he failed to do so. Sources also confirmed that Goru Bacha also visited Jalandhar to free Sukha’s close associate Bhana during his appearance in a Jalandhar court. However, due to high security of Bhana, Goru was unsuccessful in his plans. Notably, Bhana had also issued threats to kill Gonder. Goru wanted to free Bhana to take on rival Gonder.

The police would take them on police remand to inquire about the supplier, who supplied them sophisticated and expensive weapons.