Gangster Rana sent back to Gurugram jail

After completetion of police remand of two days, alleged gangster Virender Pratap Singh, alias Kala Rana, who was brought to Phagwara from Gurugram’s Bhondsi jail on a production warrant on Tuesday, was again produced before the Judicial Magistrate today, who sent him in judicial custody.

As he was brought from Gurugram on production warrant, he was sent back to Bhondsi jail. He was allegedly involved in firing on AAP leader Daljit Raju’s house on the midnight of November 27 in village Darvesh near Phagwara.

Rana, who was wanted in multiple murder and extortion cases, was nominated by the Phagwara police in the case after his suspected role emerged during the investigation.

Meanwhile, the three already arrested accused — Ghanshyam Tiwari, his mother Neeraj Kumari, and brother Deepak Tiwari — were also produced before the court. They too were sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Cops stated that the trio allegedly sheltered and financed the shooters involved in the late night firing at Raju’s residence on November 27. Phagwara SP Madhvi Sharma said the police are investigating the case from various angles to reach the truth.