Arrests linked to Nawanshahr blast
These detained embrace Jitendra Chaudhary, a resident of Tonk; Sanjay, from Hanumangarh district; and Sonu alias Kali, a local of Kapurthala, Punjab. As well as, three minors had been additionally taken into custody. The arrests had been made final week from Jaipur and Tonk districts. All six people had been later handed over to the Particular Operation Cell of the Punjab Police in Amritsar. In keeping with the ADG, the accused are linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which was allegedly concerned in hurling a grenade exterior a liquor store in Nawanshahr as a part of an extortion plot. Following the assault, the suspects fled to Rajasthan. A case was registered by the Punjab Police beneath sections 49, 55, and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), together with related provisions of the Arms Act.
Arrest operation and interrogation particulars
A group led by Siddhant Sharma, Further Superintendent of Police with the Anti-Gangster Job Pressure (AGTF), was dispatched to the Jaipur and Ajmer ranges. “The group hid its id and, with out caring for his or her lives, labored onerous to gather intelligence in regards to the wished and arrested them on August 10,” Dinesh MN mentioned.
Upon interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had been involved with Lawrence Bishnoi gang handler Zeeshan Akhtar, who relies in Canada and has allegedly taken accountability for the homicide of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai.
On-line hyperlinks and additional connections
Authorities acknowledged that Zeeshan Akhtar, together with Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) member Manu Agwan, and Gopi Nawanshahria, are believed to be working in coordination. “They perform felony actions in numerous components of the nation and make contact with native youth by luring them with cash to commit the crime,” the ADG mentioned.
He added that the accused had been related to Akhtar by way of Instagram and different on-line platforms. Akhtar allegedly supplied grenades used within the Nawanshahr blast and instructed the accused to hold out related assaults in Delhi and Gwalior on Independence Day.
Worldwide angle stays beneath investigation
In June, Mumbai Police reported that Zeeshan Akhtar had been detained in Canada in reference to the homicide case of Baba Siddique. Nonetheless, his present standing and the progress of the case stay unclear.
