One held with rifle, two pistols, three magazines, 80 cartridges

The Khalra police on Wednesday arrested one person involved in criminal activities and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession.

Addressing mediapersons at his office on Thursday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora said the suspect was identified as Gurlal Singh, a resident of Bainka village. The SSP said Gurlal was arrested by a team of the Khalra police led by Inspector Satpal Singh from Bhikhiwind. He said the suspect had close ties with gangsters and was responsible for the firing incident at the house of one Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Marimegha, reported three months ago. He was also involved in the firing incident at the grain market in Marimegha, the SSP said.

The SSP said a rifle, two pistols, three magazines and 80 cartridges were recovered from the suspect. He was driving a Thar vehicle, which was impounded by the police, the SSP said. A case was registered against the suspect by the Khalra police.

The SSP said the suspect was facing five criminal cases registered at different police stations. The suspect would be produced in a court and brought on police remand for interrogation, the SSP added.