Dacoity bid foiled, four gangsters arrested with weapons in Punjab’s Bathinda

In a joint operation, Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Bathinda police foiled a dacoity bid on Saturday with the arrest of Jaspreet Singh, alias Jassa, the kingpin of the Jassa Burj Gang and his three accomplices.

Four .32-bore pistols and 11 cartridges were recovered from them.

Jassa’s arrested accomplices were identified as Karanveer Singh, alias Karni, of Gulabgarh village, Resham Singh of Chatha village and Hardeep Singh of Sekhu village. All three were involved in crimes, including illegal arms supply, snatching and kidnapping.

Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that acting on a tip-off, teams from AGTF under the overall supervision of ADGP Pramod Ban and Bathinda police intercepted and apprehended the accused from Ring Road in Bathinda. “They recovered weapons along with ammunition. The police teams were led by DSP AGTF Jaspal Singh, DSP City -2 Sarabjeet Singh and in-charge CIA-2 Bathinda inspector Karandeep Singh,” he said.

The accused were planning to rob a financer in the Rama Mandi area of Bathinda district.

Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Amneet Kondal said that Jassa and his accomplices were involved in the violence at DAV College, Bathinda, last month. Jassa faces at least 11 cases of heinous crime, she added.

A case was registered under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and Section 111 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the police station in Bathinda cantonment.