Three narco-gang members arrested

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, May 12

The police have busted a major narco-gangster module with the arrest of three persons, allegedly linked to the Attari drug haul.

Six illegal weapons were seized from the accused. A case under Sections 27 of the NDPS Act; 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act; and 188, 269, 270, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and 51B of the Disaster Management Act has been registered against them at Bhikiwind police station.

Weapons recovered

Weapons recovered from the accused include a 12 bore double barrel rifle, three .32 bore pistols, a 12 bore pistol and a .315 bore pistol, along with wo rounds of .315 bore and two rounds of .32 bore cartridges.

SP Jagjit Singh Walia said those arrested had been identified as Gurpreet Singh and Sarabjit Singh, both of Bhikiwind, and Sukhdev Singh of Jeoneke village (Harike). He said the weapons recovered from them included a 12 bore double barrel rifle, three .32 bore pistols, a 12 bore pistol and a .315 bore pistol, along with two rounds of .315 bore and two rounds of .32 bore cartridges.

The SP said during interrogation, Gurpreet revealed that he was in contact with Shubham, a Batala-based gangster and prime accused in the 2018 armed robbery of Rs 7 crore from a jewellery shop in Amritsar. Shubham was arrested in 2019 and is currently lodged in Central Jail, Amritsar. Gurpreet had supplied weapons to his associates in Tarn Taran and Ferozepur areas, he said.

Three more accomplices of the gang, all residents of Ferozepur, have also been identified. They were found to be actively involved in supply of weapons to miscreants in the Harike, Patti and Bhikiwind areas of Tarn Taran district.

The SP said Surya of Katora (Arifke, Ferozepur) had been identified as another key aide of Shubham, who was involved in the illegal weapons supply, in coordination with Gurpreet Singh.

Investigation revealed that Gurpreet was in direct contact with Kuldip Singh alias Babbu of Havelian (Sarai Amanat Khan, Tarn Taran), the brother of Ranjit Rana, prime accused in the Attari drug haul case.