Sidhu Moosewala murder case: AGTF arrests gangster Deepak Tinu's girlfriend from Mumbai
Mansa, October 9
In a major breakthrough in gangster Deepak Tinu escape case, Anti-Gangster Task Force has arrested his girlfriend from Mumbai.
She was today presented in the court in Mansa and has been sent to five-day police remand.
Accused is 19-year old and the police have registered a case against her under Sections 376 (B), 376 (A), 302, 201 of the IPC and 6 of POCSO Act, the SP said, adding that he will be produced in the court on Monday.
Police will try to take her on remand for a detailed investigation.
Major breakthrough in Deepak Tinu custody escape, #AGTF @PunjabPoliceInd arrested woman accomplice of Tinu from #MumbaiAirport in an intelligence-based ops. She was with criminal when he escaped & was on way to #Maldives when nabbed. Further #investigations to nab Tinu underway pic.twitter.com/R30OAGdDqi
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) October 9, 2022
An accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, Tinu, who is said to be an accomplice of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, escaped from the custody of the CIA unit of the Mansa police on October 1.
Tinu is among the 24 accused whose names figure in the chargesheet filed by the Mansa police. He was brought from Delhi on a transit remand from Tihar Jail on July 4 for interrogation.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said a team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) nabbed Tinu’s woman accomplice who was trying to head to the Maldives.
She was with Tinu when he escaped from police custody.
The DGP further said efforts were on to nab Tinu.
“Major breakthrough in Deepak Tinu custody escape, #AGTF @PunjabPoliceInd arrested woman accomplice of Tinu from #MumbaiAirport in an intelligence-based ops. She was with criminal when he escaped & was on way to #Maldives when nabbed. Further #investigations to nab Tinu underway,” Yadav tweeted Sunday evening.
Pritpal Singh, who was the CIA Incharge Mansa, had allegedly taken Tinu in his vehicle to his official residence to facilitate a meeting with the gangster’s alleged girlfriend.
Later, the gangster along with his girlfriend escaped.
The Punjab Police has dismissed from service and apprehended Pritpal Singh and an FIR was registered against him for dereliction in duty.
Police had also constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Patiala Range M S Chhina will lead the SIT and its members are Assistant IG Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Opinderjit Singh, SSP Mansa Gaurav Toora and DSP of AGTF Bikramjeet Singh Brar. (With PTI inputs)
