Gang supplying drugs to students busted, 4 held
FATEHGARHSAHIB: Four gangsters wanted in 16 cases of murder, attempt to murder and drugs in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh were arrested with a cache of drugs and arms. Among the recoveries made include five guns of different calibres, 19 cartridges and 20-gram heroin. The accused allegedly were supplying drugs to students in the region.
Those arrested have been identified as Baljeet Singh alias Lovely, Harpreet Singh alias Happy, Devinder Singh alias Sonu and Manpreet Singh alias Kaka.
Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Alka Meena said a fresh case against the accused was registered on April 4 and a hunt was on ever since to arrest them. Manpreet was arrested on Saturday on the basis of a tip off and a .32-calibre pistol and 5 cartridges were recovered from him. “The investigations gave us more clues and subsequently other members of the gang were arrested,” said Meena.
Baljeet, Harpreet and Devinder were arrested at a check post on Monday when they were travelling towards Fatehgarh Sahib in two cars. ABOUT THE ACCUSED Police said the accused had tried drugs at an early age and got addicted. “They ventured into illegal land acquisitions and smuggling. They went to jail many times and established contacts with other gangsters and smugglers,” SSP Meena said. “We suspect their involvement in other activities as well.”
Police said four of the accused were well educated and belonged to decent families. Baljeet (34) and Harpreet (34) were graduates in commerce. Devinder, 29, too, is a graduate and runs a gymnasium and Manpreet, 31, was a Class-12 passout.
Baljeet , Harpreet are residents of Attewali village (3 km from here); Devinder alias Sonu lives in Police Colony, Sirhind, and Manpreet alias Kaka is of Pamour village. Popular as “Sonu Pehlwan”, Devinder runs a gymnasium in Sirhind and his late father was a police official. Lovely and Happy were allegedly involved in the bloody clash between a contractor and the labourers at IIT Mandi in HP in 2015 in which four people were killed.