MOST TOP GANGSTERS NABBED OR KILLED

Since the new government of CM Capt Amarinder Singh took charge, around 630 of 700 gangsters that functioned in the state have been nabbed. HT recounts list of top gangsters killed or caught.

Vicky Gounder (in Pic) and Prem Lahoria (20 cases)

An escapee of high-security Nabha Jail in November 2016, Gounder was killed in an encounter in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan on January 26. Was wanted in 20 cases. Lahoria was gunned down with Gounder.

Manpreet Manna and Prabhdeep Singh

Killed in a police encounter in Gulabgarh village of Bathinda on December 17, 2017 when they were fleeing after snatching a SUV.

Kulpreet Singh Neeta Deol

An escapee from Nabha jail, Deol was arrested in a joint operation of Punjab police with MP police from Indore on January 17, 2017.

Gurbaksh Sewewala (12 cases)

A member of Devinder Bambiha gang, arrested by the state police after an encounter in Bathinda in May 2017. Facing at least 12 cases

Gurpreet Singh Sekhon (7 cases)

One of the masterminds of the Nabha jailbreak, arrested from a house at Dhudike village in Moga on February 12, 2017.

Ravicharan Singh alias Ravi Deol

A boxer-turned-singer who later took to crime. Surrendered in a Sangrur court on January 30 after Sri Ganganagar encounter.

Saraj Mintoo

Saraj shot Shiv Sena leader in Amritsar in broad daylight on October 30 in Amritsar. Arrested from Jalandhar on March 6.