— ARRESTED ACCUSED IS A KEY MEMBER OF DONI BAL/BAMBIHA GROUP: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— ACCUSED OPENED FIRE AT POLICE TEAM, SUSTAINED INJURIES IN RETALIATORY FIRE: ADGP AGTF PROMOD BAN
CHANDIGARH, March 26:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police, on Thursday apprehended the main shooter involved in the firing incident on student leader Jashanpreet Singh Jawanda at Panjab University, Chandigarh and recovered one .32 bore country-made pistol from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Jaspreet Singh alias Jas, a resident of Kheri Noudh Singh in Kotla Masud, Fatehgarh Sahib. Apart from recovering pistol, police teams have also recovered magazines, two live cartridges, and four empty shells.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused is a key member of the Doni Bal/Bambiha group. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the attack was carried out at the behest of this group, he added.
The DGP said that further investigations are ongoing to establish backward and forward linkages in this case.
Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that a dedicated team comprising Insp. Vikramjeet Singh and SI Amandeep Singh of AGTF Punjab, along with ASI Harbhajan Singh (District Crime Cell) and ASI Pardeep Singh (AGTF Chandigarh), had been continuously tracking leads across Chandigarh, Fatehgarh Sahib, and the Amloh area since the day of the incident.
The ADGP said that during the operation, the accused was intercepted on the Amloh–Patran road, where he opened fire at the police team. In the retaliatory exchange, the accused sustained injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he said.
In this regard, FIR no 72 dated 26-3-26 has been registered under sections 109, 132 and 221 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib.
