10 members of two extortion gangs held
Ten persons have been arrested by the Jalandhar Rural police who claim to have dismantled two dangerous criminal gangs, including one operating under UK-based handlers. The police have seized a massive cache of weapons and exposed an international extortion racket, targeting local businessmen.
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Handlers in UK, Italy
Foreign handlers identified in England, Greece and Manila
Seven illegal weapons recovered with ammunition
Multiple vehicles seized, including a luxury car
Cross-state weapons procurement network exposed
Previous criminal records of accused established
14 gunpoint robberies traced in 2 cases
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SSP, Jalandhar Rural, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh said the crackdown was executed under the supervision of SP, Investigation, Jasroop Kaur, DSP, Investigation, Sarwanjit Singh and DSP, Shahkot, Onkar Singh Brar. He said, “The arrested gang members were working at the behest of foreign handlers and were involved in multiple shooting incidents and extortion attempts.”
The first breakthrough came when a police team, led by Inspector Yadwinder Singh, SHO, Police Station, Lohian, along with a police team, intercepted three suspects near Giddarpindi hi-tech toll plaza. The team apprehended Amandeep Singh, alias Aman, of Billi Baraich, Jagwinder Singh, alias Shani, of Mulewal Khaira and Jaskaran Singh, alias Sara, of Sidhwa Dona, who were travelling in a car (PB-65-H-9100). The search led to the recovery of two .32 bore pistols, six rounds and five magazines.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that their operations were being orchestrated by UK-based kingpin Jagdeep Singh, alias Jagga, with financial support from Greece-based Paramjit Singh, alias Pamma, and logistic coordination by Manila-based Manjinder Singh, alias Mani. The gang had recently bought pistols from Khargon, Madhya Pradesh.
In a follow-up operation on November 13, a police team arrested three more gang members - Ajay Kumar, alias Billa, of Shahjahanpur, one juvenile of Donewal and Vishal of Seinpura, Kapurthala. The team recovered one more .32 bore pistol with three rounds and seized a scooter (PB09-AK-8740).
The notorious gang was found involved in three major criminal incidents. Jagdeep Singh, alias Jagga, with the help of Ajay Kumar alias Billa, supplied a pistol for a shooting targeting a Bholath businessman.
In a parallel operation, CIA staff, Jalandhar Rural, under Inspector Pushap Bali, arrested four members of another dangerous gang - Harvinder Singh, alias Raju, of Ahmedpur, Dalwinder Singh, alias Guri, of Dhaliwal Dona, Sarabjit Singh, alias Punjab, alias Kaka, of Athola, and Harpreet Singh, alias Shera, of Katni Gate. The team recovered two .32 bore pistols with six rounds and three magazines, one .315 bore pistol with two rounds, a motorcycle, a scooter and two mobile phones.
During interrogation, this gang confessed to have committed multiple crimes, including a Rs 25,000 shooting and extortion at Blair Khanpur, an armed assault and shooting at a grocery shop owner, a Rs 46,000 armed robbery near Leather Complex, extortion of Rs 25,000 from migrant labourers and multiple motorcycle thefts. They also revealed connections to a local drug trafficking network.
