Pistols recovered from gangster

Mohali, October 30

The police today foiled a murder plan with the recovery of three pistols, including one made in Czechoslovakia, and 73 cartridges from gangster Preet Phagwara.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navjot Singh Mahal said the police recovered the arms and ammunition on the basis of disclosures made by Rajneesh Kumar, alias Preet Phagwara, a resident of Daddal Mohalla, Phagwara, Kapurthala district. He said Preet Phagwara was an aide of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and was involved in numerous cases of murder, robbery, drug smuggling, etc, in many states, including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh.

Mahal said following some snatching incidents that took place within the jurisdiction of the Kurali police, the police brought Preet Phagwara here on production warrant. During investigation, the gangster revealed that he was planning to kill/attack his rival gang member Sukhi Bidhipuria, who is lodged in the jail. He arranged weapons to kill Bidhipuria during a court hearing.

Mahal said the arms and ammunitions were brought from other states for the execution of the murder plan.

The SSP said Preet, after entering the world of crime in 2014, had been booked in 24 cases registered in Punjab and New Delhi.

Earlier, he was a member of Sukha Kahlwan group. After Kahlwan’s killing, he joined the Bhagwanpuria gang. Preet and his associates helped Akul Khattri, a close associate of Jaggu, to flee from police custody during a court hearing in Nawanshahr. — TNS