Kingpin among 11 of gang involved in murder, drug peddling arrested
CHANDIGARH: Punjab police’s Anti-gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with central agencies and J&K police arrested a gangster identified as Charanjit Singh alias Raju Shooter— who escaped from the Tarn Taran civil hospital and his 10 aides during a 48-hour long operation carried out in different parts of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.
Disclosing this, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the police teams have recovered four weapons including one double barrel rifle, which was stolen from Tarn Taran-based gun house on February 28, 2024, and three pistols along with 26 live cartridges.
The 10 persons arrested, along with Raju Shooter, have been identified as Husanpreet Singh alias Husan of Pidhi village in Tarn Taran, Gulab Singh alias Gulab of Bachde village in Tarn Taran, Amritpal Singh alias Chidi of Mohalla Jaswant Singh in Tarn Taran, Baljinder Singh alias Lokka of Lokka village; Bobby of Ajnala; Lovpreet Singh alias Love, Amritpal Singh alias Sandeep Singh and Sajan alias Kalu, all residents of Thathian Mahantan village in Tarn Taran, Sukhchain Singh alias Mogali and Harmesh Singh alias Chichu, both residents of Vadayia village in Muktsar.
Gangster Raju Shooter is a kingpin of an organised criminal gang active in the Majha region mainly in districts including Tarn Taran, Amritsar and Amritsar Rural.
All the arrested accused were involved in criminal activities including attempt to murder, robbery, drug smuggling, etc, cops said.
On April 16, 2024, associates of Raju Shooter orchestrated his escape from Tarn Taran civil hospital.
AIG Sandeep Goel said that of the six associates that facilitated gangster’s escape three, including Gulab Singh, Husanpreet Singh and Amritpal Singh alias Chidhi have been held, while adding that a manhunt is on to arrest another three facilitators.