Punjab Police arrest 4 operatives of Canada-based terrorist Arsh Dalla

In a major breakthrough, Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police, on Monday arrested four operatives of Canada-based terrorist Arsh Dalla and another foreign based-handler.

Three .32 calibre pistols along with 16 cartridges were recovered from their possession, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.

The accused have been identified as Gagandeep Singh and Navjot Singh alias Nishu, both residents of Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib, who were staying at a rental accommodation in Kharar; Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of Bhadson in Patiala and Vipanpreet Singh, a resident of Faridkot.

Police teams have also impounded a white Swift car, used by the accused.

The accused confessed to have opened fire at the car accessories showroom in Mohali’s Phase 11, on the intervening night of December 1 and 2. They intended to intimidate the shop owner and extort money from him as directed by their foreign-based handler identified as Daljit Singh alias Ninda, said the DGP.

The DGP said that the module was linked with Arsh Dala and were planning to execute more crimes in Punjab at his behest. Further investigation is under way to identify more person/s involved in this module, he added.