Gangster Rana Kandowalia dies, four booked

Amritsar, August 4

Gangster Rana Kandowalia, who was shot at here yesterday, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital this morning, said Police Commissioner Sukhchain Singh Gill.

Kandowalia was admitted in a critical state to the ICU of the hospital, where he was fired upon by armed assailants. The city police have booked four persons, including Jagroshan and Mani Rayya, both accomplices of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, besides two unidentified persons in this connection.

Meanwhile, a Facebook post in Bhagwanpuria’s name claimed he and gangster Goldy Brar were behind the attack. In the post, it was claimed Mandep Tuffan, a gangster from Batala, killed Kandowalia at Bhagwanpuria’s behest.

Kandowalia had supported slain gangsters Vicky Gounder and Davinder Bambiha in the past, the post claimed. “He helped Bambiha kidnap Dilbag Singh ‘Lamma Patti’. We had warned them not to go against us. They have killed our brother Gurlal Brar without any reason,” it said, while threatening other potential targets. — TNS