Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Gangster, 5 aides held, weapons recovered

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

JALANDHAR: The city police have arrested Gursharan Singh Bhallu, a city-based gangster, who is wanted in 15 criminal cases, along with five accomplice­s, here on Saturday. Police have seized two illegal pistols, 11 live cartridges and two magazines from their possession.

Bhallu’s associates are Manmohan Singh, of Dhan Mohalla; Paramjot Singh, of Bhim Nagar; Mohit Gupta, of Nurpur; Vishal S harm a, of Ma hind ru Mo hall a in Jalandhar; and Harjeet Singh, of Ajit Nagar in Kapurthala. All accused are in their twenties, said police commission­er Praveen Kumar Sinha,.

Sin has aid ,“On receiving a tipoff, a team led by assistant commission­er of police Manpreet Singh Dhillon, cordoned off area at Subhana Chowk near Jalandhar cantonment and spotted a Honda City car coming from Subh ana, which was being driven by Bhallu. The car belongs to Bhallu’s mother.”

The cops signalled him to stop for checking, but he tried to flee. Following this, police chased the car. They nabbed Bhallu and his accomplice Manmohan alias Manu Dhaba.

He added that Bhallu, of Bhai D it tS inghN agar, had opened fire at his arch-rival Pancham Noor Singh, of Ra sta Mo hall a, in broad daylight on January 22.

Preliminar­y probe reveals that Bhallu had come in touch with Na bhajai les capeeGurp re et Singh Sekhon, who was later arrested. All his accomplice­s, except Vishal, are already facing criminal cases. All accused have been taken on five-day police remand.

 ?? PARDEEP PANDIT/HT ?? Accused in police custody in Jalandhar on Saturday.
PARDEEP PANDIT/HT Accused in police custody in Jalandhar on Saturday.

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