Module on targeted killings busted, 13 operatives of Jaggu-Amrit gang held in Punjab and Haryana

LUDHIANA: Khanna police have busted a module meant to execute targeted killings in Punjab and Haryana with the arrest of 13 operatives of a gang headed by infamous gangsters Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Amrit Bal. The arrests were made from various parts of Punjab with police seizing a cache of weapons and ammunition from the operatives.
Following the arrests, Khanna police claimed to have averted many targeted killings.The gang had already identified 14 targets in Punjab and Haryana on the instructions of foreign-based gangsters.
Those arrested were identified as Mahinder Verma of Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Ramesh Chauhan of Deepla village in Rajasthan, Gurjant Singh, Sukhveer Singh of Bullepur in Ludhiana, Sandeep Singh of Kaulgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib, Harsimranjeet Singh of Firvaria village, Shamsher Singh of Kot Kesra Singh Johal village, Sarbjot Singh of Basant Nagar, Daljeet Kaur of Jadu Nangal in Amritsar, Charles of Batala, Parveen Singh of Mallian Pakkia village in Gurdaspur, Rafi and Waris Ali in Malerkotla district. The police have also seized five pistols, including a US-made weapon, 53 live cartridges and a bike.
Addressing a press conference at Khanna on Wednesday, IG Ludhiana range Dr Kaustubh Sharma accompanied by SSP Harish Om Parkash Dayama and SP Dr Pragya Jain said the police have also nominated Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria of Bhagwanpur, Amrit Bal of Bholath (now in US), Pargat Singh of Diggi in Patiala (now in England), Jack of Rajasthan and Parmod of Amritsar in this case. He said most of the gang members were facing criminal cases in various police stations of the state.
“The accused have been booked under Sections 386 (Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC, 25 of Arms Act and 17,18 and 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 at Khanna city police station,” the IG said. “Jaggu, Amrit and others were engaging young boys through Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms and were providing weapons and money through their handlers,” he added.