2 gangsters held, 5 pistols seized

The police on Tuesday arrested two associates of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Five illegal country-made weapons, including four .32-bore pistols and one .30-bore pistol, along with 10 magazines, were seized from them, said DGP Gaurav Yadav in a statement.

He said a special “naka” was laid by the CIA, Malout, and during checking, Gurdeep Singh of Moga district and Gursewak Singh of Jagraon in Ludhiana district were found carrying the weapons.

Muktsar SSP Akhil Chaudhary said the probe revealed that Gurdeep came into contact with Harjot Singh, alias Neela, and Jagdeep Singh, alias Jagga, both close associates of Lawrence Bishnoi.

“On Neela’s instructions, Gursewak and Gurdeep travelled to Indore, where an unidentified person delivered five pistols to them. Two pistols were retained by the accused, while the remaining three were to be supplied further. Both Harjot and Jagdeep are wanted criminals, with 12 and 10 FIRs registered against them, respectively,” said the SSP.