Jailed gangster Shubham planned murder of rival’s brother: Police

AMRITSAR : Notorious gangster Shubham orchestrated the killing of his rival’s brother in Amritsar city from the Faridkot jail to avenge the murder of his father, the police claimed on Wednesday.

Shubham, who is facing several criminal cases, including one of killing a Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader in Amritsar, had even got a video of the recce in his mobile phone in the jail through his henchman Rishu, alias Gift, the police said.

Rishu was arrested on

Wednesday on the instance of Shubham was brought to Amritsar on production warrant a couple of days back. Munish (28), a resident of Gopal Nagar locality in the city, was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants in broad daylight on November 27. He was the brother of Sunny, alias Gorilla, a jailed gangster who is also facing several criminal cases. Police claim to have identified the two assailants as Jaswinder Singh, alias Jassi and Ranjit Singh, alias Prince, who are absconding.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP-detective) Harminder Singh said, “During his questioning, Shubham told us that Munish’s brother Sunny Gorilla along with some others had killed his father. He used a foreign-based number to call his henchmen from the jail to get the killing done. Shubham asked Rishu to conduct a recce of the spot before committing the crime. Rishu even sent a video of the recce on Shubham’s mobile.”

Shubham further sent the clip to his aides Jassi and Prince to commit the crime, the ACP said. “We have also seized Rishu’s mobile which was used for making the video,” he added. Police got extended Shubham’s remand from a local court.