Two operatives of Bishnoi-Godara gang arrested

The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police has busted a Lawrance Bishnoi-Rohit Godara gang with the arrest of its two active operatives and seized one .32 calibre pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Jashandeep Singh, alias Jashan Sandhu, a resident of village 25ML in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, and Gursewak Singh, a resident of Sri Muktsar Sahib.

DGP Yadav said the accused Jashan Sandhu was wanted in a 2023-murder case that took place in Ganganagar in Rajasthan and had been evading arrest by constantly changing locations across Georgia, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. “Recently, on the directions of his handlers accused Jashan came back to India and landed in Nepal from Dubai before entering India by road in an attempt to escape from law,” he said.

The DGP said preliminary investigations revealed that accused Jashan played a crucial role in providing logistical support to the gang. His interrogation has also led to the identification of overseas Hawala operators, travel agents and the locations of fugitive gangsters hiding abroad — marking a significant step in dismantling these networks, he added.

Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said acting swiftly on a specific input about Jashan entered India by road after landing in Nepal, special operation teams of the AGTF, under the supervision of AIG Gurmeet Chauhan and led by DSP Bikramjit Singh Brar along with teams, worked on inputs and successfully traced Jashan along with his associate Gursewak, leading to their arrest from Mohali. Police teams have seized a .32 calibre pistol along with seven cartridges from their possession, he added.

Chauhan said preliminary investigations revealed that accused Gursewak came in contact with the Lawrance gang members through Jashan and was operating locally on their behalf. “Their disclosures also revealed that Rohit Godara was planning to eliminate some prominent individuals in Punjab and New Delhi,” he said, adding that their arrest was a significant development.

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