Punjab Police avert three possible target killings with arrest of five members of Bambiha-Kaushal gang, nine weapons recovered

JALANDHAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to eradicate organised crime from the state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has thwarted three possible target killings with the arrest of five key operatives of the Bambiha-Kaushal gang, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Jaspreet Singh alias Jassa of village Boparai Kalan in Jalandhar, Harshdeep Singh of village Garage Mehdood in Hoshiarpur, Shekhar of village Muradpur in Tarntaran, Gagandeep Singh alias Ginni Bajwa of New Model House in Jalandhar and Amit Sahota of village Bambian Wal in Jalandhar. Police teams have also recovered nine weapons— including eight pistols and one revolver— along with 15 live cartridges from their possession.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused were involved in multiple serious offenses, including extortion, murder and arms trafficking across several districts of Punjab. Several cases have already been registered against these accused persons, he added.

The DGP said that further investigations are going on to uncover their broader network and establish both backward and forward linkages to dismantle the gang completely.

Sharing operation details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Jalandhar Swapan Sharma said following reliable inputs that members of Bambiha-Kaushal gang are planning a major criminal activity in the state, police teams have laid a naka at BSF Chowk and arrested three accused persons including Jaspreet Jassa, Harshdeep and Shekhar after recovering six weapons from their possession.

He said that later, two more operatives of the gang identified as Gagandeep Ginni and Amit Sahota were arrested from Naka near Bhargo Camp and three weapons have been recovered from their possession. Further investigations are on and more arrests are expected, he added.

In this regard, two seperate cases including FIR No. 253 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station New Baradari in Jalandhar and FIR No. 100 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Bhargo Camp in Jalandhar.