Carrying forward the investigation in the sensational Bathinda Murder case, Punjab Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Bathinda Police has arrested two associates of the deceased criminal Overseer Singh alias Satinder Singh alias Satti in cross-FIR and recovered two .32 bore pistols along with five cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Lakhwinder Singh Gill, a resident of village Burj Gill in Bathinda and Avtar Singh alias Dhillon, a resident of village Bhai Rupa in Bathinda. The development came two days after Punjab Police has arrested four associates of Gurpreet Sekhon Gang for their involvement in sensational murder of Overseer Singh alias Satinder Singh alias Satti and recovered one .32 bore pistol along with six cartridges from their possession.
As per the information, Overseer Singh of Bhai Rupa in Bathinda, a known history sheeter was shot dead at his native village by their neighbour along with his associates due to personal enmity at around 4 am on February 5 this year.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused persons have a criminal history, with multiple criminal cases registered against them. Further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing more details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that during further investigations in the case, the role of duo arrested persons came to fore and police teams have arrested both of them from village Bhai Rupa in Bathinda.
He said that arrested accused persons Lakhwinder Gill and Avtar Singh alias Dhillon are the associates of deceased Overseer Singh and had opened fire on the other party. Both the accused persons have been arrested in cross FIR case, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 11 dated 05.02.25 had been registered under sections 125 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at Police Station Phul in Bathinda. While, section 109 of the BNS was added as part of the cross-FIR.