In a significant development, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force, in collaboration with Haryana’s Special Task Force, apprehended two gunmen involved in the killing of a property dealer in Chandigarh’s Sector-9. The arrests followed a brief exchange of gunfire, during which three sophisticated firearms were seized from the suspects. Punjab’s Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, confirmed the operation’s success.
The detained individuals have been identified as Rajan, also known as Piyush Pehalwan, from Ferozepur, and Pritam Shah from Nawashahr, both from Punjab. The recovered weapons include a .30 bore PX-5 pistol, a .30 caliber Chinese pistol, and a .32 caliber pistol, along with ammunition. The victim, Charanpreet Singh alias Chinni, was fatally shot by two attackers in Sector-9 the day before the arrests.
According to DGP Yadav, the arrested individuals are key associates of Lucky Patial, a wanted criminal affiliated with the Bambiha gang. Additionally, preliminary investigations suggest that Rajan, alias Piyush Pehalwan, was also wanted in the high-profile murder of Yadwinder Singh, the driver of Jiwanjot Singh alias Jugnu. The Anti Gangster Task Force of Punjab successfully dismantled the entire criminal network and apprehended the suspects within a remarkably short span of less than 30 hours.
Further inquiries into the matter are currently underway, as confirmed by DGP Yadav. Providing operational insights, Punjab’s Additional Director General of Police (AGTF), Promod Ban, disclosed that a special operation named “OPs Silent Trigger” was swiftly initiated by AGTF post the incident. The operation, supervised by AGTF Deputy Inspector General of Police Gurmit Singh Chauhan, aimed to identify and capture the individuals involved in the crime. During the operation, the suspects engaged in gunfire with police teams led by Punjab Superintendent of Police (AGTF) Bikramjit Singh Brar. Both assailants sustained injuries in the exchange and were promptly hospitalized for treatment.
The Punjab Additional Director General of Police further revealed that initial interrogations indicated that the accused, Piyush, traveled from Malaysia through Nepal to carry out the killing under the instructions of a foreign-based handler.
