Punjab Police arrest gangster Malkit Manu after encounter in Moga

The Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with the Moga police have arrested notorious gangster Malkit Singh alias Manu, a resident of Dosanjh Talwandi in Moga, after a brief encounter. Manu is an operative of foreign-based gangsters Gaurav alias Lucky Patyal and Davinderpal Singh alias Gopi Lahoria of the Davinder Bambiha Gang.

Manu has a history of criminal activities, with at least seven cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, and violations of the NDPS Act and Arms Act.

Manu was involved in a murder and attempted murder in village Kapura, Moga, on February 19, and a firing incident at Raja Dhaba in Jagraon on February 26. The latter incident was orchestrated by foreign-based gangster Lucky Patial, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav.

Sharing operation details, ADGP AGTF Promod Ban said that following information based on Human and Technical Intelligence special teams of AGTF, under the supervision of AIG Gurmeet Chauhan and DSP Bikramjit Brar, led by Inspector Pushvinder Singh successfully tracked him at a rented accommodation in Moga, where he opened fire on the police team, leading to a brief encounter. Manu sustained bullet injuries and was admitted to the local hospital before being referred to Baba Farid Medical College in Faridkot for treatment.

A .32 calibre pistol and four cartridges were seized from Manu’s possession. AIG Gurmeet Chauhan said preliminary investigations revealed that Manu was tasked with carrying out a sensational crime in the Tricity area by his foreign-based handlers Lucky Patyal and Gopi Lahoria.