Extortion Gang With Khalistan Link Busted
pro-Khalistan module
.The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are likely as special CP Devesh Srivastava has asked the cops to uproot the entire module.
The arrests stem from an investigation into a recent incident where assailants opened fire at a businessman's residence despite him being under police protection.
The victim was asked to pay Rs 5 crore as "protection money."The investigation, conducted by a team led by additional commissioner (Crime) Sanjay Sain, revealed the involvement of the
Jaipal Bhullar gang
. Sain formed a 10-member team under DCP Aditya Gautam, which analysed footage from around 200 CCTV cameras to gather leads in the case, sources said.Technical and electronic leads led police to probe the role of Gurjant Singh alias Janta Lahoria, who is running the gang from abroad.
Gurjant is the brother of slain gangster Jaspreet Jassi.Bhullar and Jassi were gunned down by Punjab Police and West Bengal STF during an encounter in Kolkata in 2021.
Son of a police officer, Bhullar was on the run after gunning down two assistant sub-inspectors of Punjab Police in Ludhiana's Jagraon town on May 15. Bhullar and Jassi also masterminded the 1.3-crore cash van robbery in Punjab, besides executing a robbery of 30kg gold at a Ludhiana firm. Jassi was facing over 15 criminal cases and met Bhullar at Chandigarh Model Jail.After their death in an encounter, Gurjant took over the reins of the gang and fled to Australia, from where he moved to Canada. He eventually joined hands with Khalistan Tiger Force chief Arsh Dala, who replaced slain terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Once in Canada, he started making extortion calls to businessmen and bookies in India. After committing back-to-back incidents in Punjab, he shifted focus to Delhi and made the first extortion calls in March.The Crime Branch found that Gurjant used a UK SIM card to make the call on March 20. When the victim didn't pay and was given bodyguards by police, Gurjant then sent in his henchmen, who fired at his house even when the security detail was inside. The men then fled on a bike.Police traced the bikers' route using the CCTV footage and cracked the case. They are tight-lipped on the developments as the operation is currently underway. They are likely to brief on the case on Thursday. Among those arrested are also the individuals who harboured the accused while they were on the run.The cops are now also probing the larger nexus of Khalistani elements with gangsters, with the former using the manpower of these gangsters to execute firing incidents on their targets, sources said.
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