Wanted criminal Ranjit Singh arrested in Bathinda; pistol, cartridges seized

Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Bathinda police, apprehended a wanted criminal identified as Ranjit Singh alias Sapp of Bangi Nihal Singh village in Bathinda on Saturday.

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said that police teams have also recovered one illegal .32 bore pistol along with four live cartridges from his possession.

He said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused is a close associate of gangster Rammi Machana and was wanted in two criminal cases.

He added that earlier, police had recovered 130 grams of heroin, one 9 mm country-made pistol with six live cartridges, and one country-made .12 bore pistol from his residence. His mother, Paramjit Kaur, was arrested at that time, while the accused had managed to flee.

The DGP said that further investigation is on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case.

Sharing operation details, ADGP AGTF Promod Ban said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams arrested Ranjit from Bhagwanpura village in Bathinda.

Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal said that Ranjit Singh has a criminal background with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, house trespass with intent to cause hurt, Arms Act, Prisons Act, and NDPS Act violations.