CHANDIGARH/SAS NAGAR, November 27:  In a major breakthrough, Punjab Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police apprehended two operatives of Davinder Bambiha Gang and recovered two .32 calibre pistols along with seven cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

Police have identified the arrested individuals as Harinder Singh from Mehmadpur village and Gurjinder Singh from Varana, both in SAS Nagar.

USA-based Kulveer Singh directed the arrested accused.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said USA-based Kulveer Singh, alias Lala Benipal, an aide of fugitive gangster Lucky Patial, directed the arrested accused. Accused Lala Benipal had earlier orchestrated two separate attacks in SAS Nagar, including one on a Financer in September 2023 and other on a rival gang member in December 2023, he added.

The DGP said that preliminary investigations have revealed that they were tasked to carry out a series of crimes in the tricity region. Further investigations are on establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he added.

 Bambiha Gang : Police teams had received reliable inputs

Sharing the operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) SAS Nagar, Deepak Pareek, explained that police teams had received reliable inputs indicating that Lala Benipal had tasked his gang members with carrying out criminal activities in the tricity. Consequently, acting swiftly on the information, joint teams of AGTF and SAS Nagar Police meticulously traced the accused persons and successfully arrested them near Focal Point, Mubarakpur, he said.

Furthermore, the SSP highlighted that accused Harinder has a criminal background, with cases involving attempted murder and Arms Act-related offences already registered against him. Moreover, he emphasized that further investigations are actively underway to identify and apprehend their other associates, underscoring the police’s commitment to dismantling the gang’s network, he added.

Police registered FIR No. 354 on 25/11/2024 under Section 111 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 25(6)(7) and 27 of the Arms Act at Dera Bassi Police Station in SAS Nagar.