Firing at Jagraon jewellery Shop : one pistol recovered
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Ludhiana :
Punjab Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Ludhiana-Rural Police arrested the main accused involved in the firing at Ladoo Lekhe Wale Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon, after a brief exchange of fire near village Sadarpur in Ludhiana, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused, identified as Krishan of Basti Mansian Wali in Zira, Ferozepur, is an operative of foreign-based Gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala. Police teams have also recovered one .32 calibre pistol along with two cartridges from his possession.
As per the information, two bike-borne individuals had opened fire at the Ladoo Lekhe Wale Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon on March 5, 2025 to intimidate the owner, who had also received an extortion call from gangster Arsh Dala. In this regard, a case FIR No. 48, dated 05-03-2025 had been registered under section 125 of the BNS and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station City Jagraon, Ludhiana Rural.