Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Gangster Manjinder Singh Dimple nabbed in Faridkot

- HT Correspond­ent

FARIDKOT : Gangster Manjinder Singh alias Dimple was arrested by the crime investigat­ion agency (CIA) wing of the Faridkot police on Friday.

A member of Jaggu Bhagwanpur­ia gang, Dimple had been involved in supplying weapons and internatio­nal SIM cards to various gangs for criminal activities.

Faridkot senior superinten­dent of police (SSP) Raj Bachan Singh Sandhu said, “We have recovered a .12 bore pistol along with two cartridges and 800 intoxicati­ng tablets from the accused.”

The SSP said Dimple used to supply drugs in Jaitu area and had been involved in many theft and loot cases.

He said the accused had been in regular touch with gangster Bharat Bhushan alias Bhola Shooter, who is currently in jail.

He had also provided an internatio­nal SIM to Bhola.

“Besides, he had also been in touch with dreaded gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpur­ia and Chamkaur Singh of Sewewala gang and had planned to murder their rivals Biney Deora of Kotkapura, Keera of Faridkot and Amna of

MEMBER OF JAGGU BHAGWANPUR­IA GANG, DIMPLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN SUPPLYING WEAPONS AND INTERNATIO­NAL SIM CARDS TO VARIOUS GANGS

Jaitu,” he added.

Amna has already been arrested by the Rajpura police.

A case had been registered against the accused under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrop­ic Substances (NDPS) Act and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at the police station, Jaitu.

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