— ARRESTED DUO WERE WORKING ON DIRECTIONS OF THEIR FOREIGN HANDLER AMRIT DALAM: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH FORWARD AND BACKWARD LINKAGES IN THIS CASE
CHANDIGARH/HOSHIARPUR, November 7:
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, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Hoshiarpur Police, has arrested two active members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and recovered four sophisticated weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Swinder Singh alias Bodhi and Sukhman alias Jashan, both residents of Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district. The recovered weapons include two Glock pistols, one Zigana pistol and one PX30 Pistol. Police teams have also impounded their motorcycle, which they were riding.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the duo was active members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and were working on the directions of their Foreign handler identified as Amrit Dalam. Bothe the arrested persons were wanted in a firing incident at a medical shop took place in Wadala Bangar, Kalanaur targeting Dr Hari Singh, which was carried out on the directions of their handler, he said.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to dismantle the whole network.
Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams from AGTF led by DSP AGTF Jalandhar Range Jatinderjit Singh in coordination with Hoshiarpur Police has arrested both the accused persons from T-Point near Gurdwara Shri Garna Sahib at village Bodla in Dasuya.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hoshiarpur Sandeep Malik said that both the accused have a criminal background and are involved in cases of Murder, Kidnapping and child trafficking. Further investigation is underway, he said.
In this regard, a fresh case FIR No. 229 dated 06.11.2025 has been registered under section 25(6) of the Arms Act at Police Station Dasuya in Hoshiarpur.
