Cops nab 4 members of Bhagwanpuria gang

Chandigarh/Jalandhar, August 16

Amidst the ongoing drive against organised crime as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Jalandhar rural police arrested four members of the notorious Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang after a hot chase on the Jalandhar-Batala highway and recovered a huge cache of arms and vehicles, exposing an international network supplying illegal weapons to Punjab, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

Those arrested have been identified as Asrat Kanth alias Sabi, Kamalpreet Singh alias Komal Bajwa, Pardeep Kumar alias Gora, and Gurmeet Raj alias Juneja. Police teams have recovered four weapons including a China-made 7.65 mm Glock, two .30 bore pistols and a revolver along with four live cartridges and three magazines, besides impounding two vehicles— Mahindra XUV (PB-09-3039) and Brezza (PB-09-EP-7100) used in commission of crime.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said during questioning, the gang leader, Asrat Kanth alias Sabi, confessed that seized weapons were supplied by Aman alias Anda, a key figure in the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, currently based in Germany. The arms were funnelled through Sanju alias Sahil Kumar, a Batala resident who is currently incarcerated, he added.

The DGP said that the arrested individuals are linked to multiple criminal cases, including attempted murder, illegal arms possession and gang-related violence across various districts in Punjab.

SSP Jalandhar rural, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said police teams laid a naka near Lahdra village. They managed to stop Brezza car, and immediately arrested Sabi and Komal Bajwa.

The police team was led by in-charge CIA staff Jalandhar Rural and SHO, Bhogpur, Sikander Singh who laid the naka. However, persons in the XUV managed to escape, leading to a chase that ended near Jinda Road in Maqsudan, where Gora and Juneja were apprehended, he added. A fifth suspect, Sajandeep alias Loda, remains at large. — TNS