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Gangster, injured in shootout, also sold drugs to fund weapons
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Mohali:
Sandeep Kumar
, the gangster arrested following a shootout with the Mohali Police's Crime Investigating Agency (CIA) near the administrative complex on June 15, was also a drug dealer who used drug proceeds to fund his cache of weapons, police revealed on Sunday.
Sandeep, who was injured in the leg during the encounter and is currently under medical observation, is also wanted by the Himachal Pradesh police under the NDPS Act for
drug trafficking
. According to officials, he came near the encounter spot to deliver a drug consignment when he opened fire at the police team that had laid a trap based on intelligence inputs.
Mohali SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said, "Sandeep Kumar is a hardened criminal.
Apart from multiple murder and attempted murder cases, he is also involved in the drug trade. We have reason to believe that he used drug money to purchase firearms for gang activities. He is also wanted in Himachal Pradesh."
The SSP confirmed that one of Sandeep's aides, Babloo, who was arrested from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, five days ago, had already confessed to their role in the murder of 21-year-old Hemant Kumar in Sector 91 on May 26.
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"Babloo was riding the motorcycle while Sandeep fired the shots. He has also made important disclosures about the gang's modus operandi, including the use of shared and hidden weapons," Hans added.
Police sources said the .315 bore weapon used in the Sector 91 murder is yet to be recovered. "Babloo claimed that Sandeep had the murder weapon, but it was not found at the encounter site. We suspect they rotated weapons within the gang and concealed them post each crime," sources added.
Police are now planning a face-to-face interrogation of Sandeep and Babloo once the former is fit for questioning. Police believe the interrogation will lead them to the gang's weapon hideouts and possibly to other accomplices involved in narcotics and violent crimes across Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
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