Punjab Police on Wednesday said it has arrested one of the accused involved in the killing of deceased gangster Jarnail Singh.
The accused has been identified as Gurveer Singh. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, said that one pistol and seven live cartridges were recovered from the possession of the accused.
“In a major breakthrough, AGTF Punjab has arrested Gurveer Singh alias Guri, shooter of Bambiha Gang and one of the accused involved in the killing of Jarnail Singh at Village Sathiala, Amritsar Rural. One pistol and seven live cartridges were recovered,” the DGP announced in a tweet. He further stated that the accused had been declared a proclaimed offender and was listed as wanted.
“He has a criminal history with a number of criminal cases registered. He has been declared a proclaimed offender by the Hon’ble Courts and is wanted across the state and in Delhi,” his tweet further read.
Earlier on Wednesday, DGP Yadav had said that police had started a search operation after establishing the role of ten persons involved in the murder of gangster Jarnail Singh.
According to the State Police, gangster Jarnail Singh was shot dead by four unidentified armed persons in Amritsar’s Sathiala village on 24 May. Singh, who was a member of the notorious Gopi Ganshampuriya gang, was out on bail.
