ByPress Belief of India, Chandigarh
Apr 09, 2025 09:58 AM IST
A .32 calibre pistol and 7 cartridges have been seized, Rohit Godara was planning to eradicate some distinguished people in Punjab and New Delhi, say police
Punjab Police on Tuesday stated it has arrested two operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Rohit Godara gang and recovered a pistol from their possession. Director basic of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated these arrested have been recognized as Jashandeep Singh alias Jashan Sandhu, a resident of Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, and Gursewak Singh from Muktsar.
The accused in police custody in Mohali on Tuesday. (Sourced)
Yadav stated Jashan Sandhu was needed in a 2023-murder case that befell in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar and had been evading arrest by continuously altering places throughout Georgia, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia and Dubai.
“Recently, on the directions of his handlers, Jashan came back to India and landed in Nepal from Dubai before entering India by road,” he stated. Preliminary investigations revealed that Jashan performed a vital position in offering logistical assist to the gang.
His interrogation has additionally led to the identification of abroad Hawala operators, journey brokers and the places of fugitive gangsters hiding overseas, marking a big step in dismantling these networks, he added.
Promod Ban, further director basic of police (ADGP) of the Anti-Gangster Job Drive, stated performing swiftly on a particular enter about Jashan coming into India by street after touchdown in Nepal, particular operation groups efficiently traced him alongside along with his affiliate Gursewak, resulting in their arrest in Mohali.
Police groups have recovered a .32 calibre pistol together with seven cartridges from their possession, he added.
Assistant inspector basic Gurmeet Chauhan stated preliminary investigations revealed that Gursewak got here in touch with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang members by way of Jashan and was working regionally on their behalf.
“Their disclosures also revealed that Rohit Godara was planning to eliminate some prominent individuals in Punjab and New Delhi,” he stated, whereas including that sensational crimes have been averted with their arrests.
