The Anti-Gangster Task Force of the Punjab Police has arrested a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday that a Chinese-made pistol of .30 caliber and six cartridges were recovered from the arrested person.
The accused has been identified as Rajveer Singh alias Ravi Rajgarh, a resident of Rajgarh village in Khanna.
The Punjab Police, quoting the DGP, said in a statement that the accused Ravi Rajgarh was in touch with Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar, a terrorist based in Canada, for the last 13-14 years and was carrying out criminal activities at their behest.
Gangster Ravi Rajgarh has a criminal history with several cases related to the Arms Act besides extortion, murder and attempt to murder in Punjab.
DGP Yadav said that the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) led by Additional Director General of Police Pramod Ban, based on credible information, sent a police team which arrested Rajgarh from Sector-79, Mohali.
He said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused Ravi Rajgarh was providing hideouts, logistic support, weapons and vehicles to the members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang and had obtained passports on fake details to help the gang associates to flee abroad. Helped in
The DGP said that interrogation of the accused and detailed investigation of the case would help unearth the criminal activities planned by the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar gang in Punjab and adjoining states.
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