3 aides of gangster Satta Naushehra held

The Tarn Taran police have arrested three associates of foreign-based gangster Satta Naushehra and recovered illegal firearms and a motorcycle from their possession.

They were identified as Harpreeet Singh, alias Preet, a resident of Waring Mohanpur village; Mahakpreet Singh, alias Malhotra, of Kulla village, at present residing at Jatta village; and Anmol Singh, alias Mola, of Seron village.

During the operation, the police recovered two .30 bore pistols with four live cartridges, one .32 bore pistol with two live cartridges and a motorcycle without a registration number from the accused.

Ravjot Kaur Grewal, SSP, Tarn Taran, said acting on technical and human intelligence, Inspector Prabhjit Singh, in-charge of CIA staff, Tarn Taran, received a tip-off that the accused were active members of the Satta Naushehra gang and were extorting money from innocent people on his behalf.

Acting swiftly, the police set up a checkpoint near Seron village and arrested the accused while they were travelling on a bike.

The SSP said during questioning, the accused confessed to their involvement in extortion activities and revealed links with the Naushehra gang. Preliminary investigation showed that they have been involved in several criminal cases in the past.

The main accused, Harpreeet Singh, alias Preet, already faces two previous cases, including of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act, registered against him at the Sarhali police station here.

The police have obtained remand of the accused for further interrogation, expecting more disclosures and recoveries in the coming days. The investigation is underway, the SSP said. A fresh case under Sections 111, IPC, and Sections 25, 25(6), 25(7), 25(8), 54 and 59, Arms Act, has been registered.