Jalandhar January 8 – Counter Intelligence Wing and Rural Police today apprehended a gangster of infamous Saini group of Gurdaspur, involved in murder of 27-years-old man and injuring two of his aides on last Diwali night.
The arrested gangster has been identified as Gurpreet alias Kaka (20) s/o Kishan Chand r/o Harizan Colony, Dinanagar, Gurdaspur. An illegal pistol, live cartridges and two magazines we’re also seized.
In a press release, AIG Mr Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said that Counter Intelligence wing Jalandhar has been keeping a close vigil on the activities of gangsters and other criminals active in Punjab.
He said the wing received tip-off from one of his reliable source that a gangster of infamous Saini Group of Gurdaspur, is wanted by police in many cases is heading to Jalandhar by road and carrying some illegal weapons with him to strike.
He added that acting swiftly on input, he immediately shared this information with SSP Jalandhar Rural Navjot singh Mahal, and a joint team was constituted to arrest the accused.
“The team carried out a search near Jallowal Chowk on National Highway Bhogpur, Jalandhar took Gurpreet when he tried to hide himself from the police party.
He revealed during preliminary interrogation, Gurpreet disclosed that he belongs to the infamous Saini gang of Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district. The gang is headed by another absconded Gangster Devinder Saini.
“On Diwali night in 2018, he along with his accomplice Devinder and others had allegedly shot dead Mukhwinder Singh with their illegal pistols when the latter was going to market for shopping along with his friends “, he added.
Mr Khakh further told that the gangsters had opened fires out of which six bullets hit Mukhwinder Singh and succumbed later. He added that some friends of victim were also sustained bullet injuries and admitted to the hospitals.
AIG further said a clash between the victim, his brother and Saini Group before Diwali night turned into an enmity between them.
Mr Khakh also stated that on the date of death, it was second marriage anniversary of the deceased Mukhwinder and his wife was pregnant. Besides, the family members were enjoying the celebrations which turned the festivities of Diwali into grief.
Gurdaspur Police had already arrested some accused in this case but the main accused conspirators Devinder Saini and Gurpreet Kaka were on the run since.
Mr.Khakh further informed
it has also comes to notice that after the murder, they had left the state and went to Patna Sahib (Bihar) where they stayed for two months and came back to strike again.
AIG added that there is a feud between the Saini group and the Sukh Bhikhariwal group and they were planning to eliminate some members of the Sukh Bhikhariwal group.
A case u/s 25/54/59 Arms Act has been registered against Gurpeet in Police station Bhogpur, for carrying illegal weapons and later, he would be arrested in the murder case and other cases by concerned Police Stations after procuring his remand from the concerned courts.
He told that arrested gangster would be produced before the Magistrate by rural police and Police parties are moved to arrest his accomplice Devinder Saini following the new details revealed by Kaka.