The Punjab Police has launched a special operation against the criminals related to Goldy Brar simply months after nabbing Khalistani activist Amritpal Singh.
The Punjab Police Thursday launched a state-wide crackdown against criminals linked with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, a senior police official stated.
Police carried out raids at 1,159 suspected hideouts of criminals and gangsters within the special operation, they stated.
Simultaneous raids had been carried out from 7 am to 2 pm on the directives of Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav wherein all of the residential and different premises of associates, kin and pals of criminals had been totally searched throughout the state.
Around 5,000 policemen had been concerned within the train, Special Director General of Police (regulation and order) Arpit Shukla stated.
The Special DGP stated police groups arrested one particular person and recovered 120 grams of heroin and one .32 bore pistol together with 5 stay cartridges in the course of the operation.
Several individuals had been additionally rounded up for questioning for additional verification in the course of the operation and incriminating materials was seized from their possession, he stated.
The materials and information collected in the course of the search operation are being examined additional, he added in a press release.
Senior cops, together with inspectors normal of police, police commissioners and senior superintendents of police, are personally monitoring the operation, Shukla added.
“Today’s searches were planned after the questioning of several persons arrested during recently busted modules backed by different gangsters,” the Special DGP stated.
Goldy Brar is the primary accused within the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly generally known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot lifeless in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29 final 12 months.
Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar, a local of Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, went to Canada on a pupil visa in 2017. He is an energetic member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
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