Police recover Rs19.82 lakh, weapons from 11 gamblers

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 5

The police have arrested 11 gamblers and recovered Rs19.82 lakh, three .32 bore revolvers, a .45 bore pistol and five cars from their possession. The cops also seized two boxes of cards.

The accused have been identified as Sucha Singh of Dialpur, Sandeep Sharma of Mitha Bazaar, Davinder of Adampur, Vishal Bhalla of Babbia Mazar Katra Dullo, Mohit of Katra Dullo, Ricky of Hazat Nagar, Kamal Kumar of Tirath Road, Bhanu of Khoo Bambe Wala Gate, Kaushal Kumar, Manohar Lal of Ram Bagh Kot Aatma Singh and Parveen Mahajan of Kharas Wali Gali.

Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the cops raided a house in Guru Amar Dass Colony and arrested 11 persons, besides cash, weapons and cars.

He said Sucha and Sandeep had sold the house from where they were arrested to a Shahkot-based NRI, but did not hand over its keys.

He said the revolver seized from Sandeep, belongs to Joginder Pal, who will be arrested. The duo was also arrested in Ludhiana in 2017.

Bhullar said Ricky was facing three criminal cases and works as a furniture dealer. “Vishal Bhalla is a property dealer and is facing a criminal case in Amritsar. Mohit is a driver of Vishal and Bhanu is his associate,” he said.

The Commissioner of Police said Davinder runs a shop in Adampur and Kamal Kumar is a real estate agent. He said the pistol recovered from Kamal is of Rajiv Kumar. Manohar runs a salon, Kaushal Kumar owns an eatery in Amritsar and Parveen Mahajan has a footwear store, he said.

Bhullar said a case under Sections 188 of the IPC, Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, Disaster Management Act 2005, 13-3-67 Gambling Act and 25,27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered.

The Commissioner of Police said the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department have been informed to check the source money confiscated from the accused.