In a major breakthrough against organised crime amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Ludhiana-Rural Police arrested the main accused involved in the firing at Ladoo Lekhe Wale Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon, after a brief exchange of fire near village Sadarpur in Ludhiana, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused, identified as Krishan of Basti Mansian Wali in Zira, Ferozepur, is an operative of foreign-based Gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala. Police teams have also recovered one .32 calibre pistol along with two cartridges from his possession.
As per the information, two bike-borne individuals had opened fire at the Ladoo Lekhe Wale Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon on March 5, 2025 to intimidate the owner, who had also received an extortion call from gangster Arsh Dala. In this regard, a case FIR No. 48, dated 05-03-2025 had been registered under section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station City Jagraon, Ludhiana Rural.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that arrested accused Krishan opened fire at Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon on directions of his foreign based handler Arsh Dala. Further investigations are on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case, he added.
Sharing operational details, ADGP AGTF Promod Ban said that following intel and human-based inputs, police teams tracked accused Krishan in the area of Village Sadarpur, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana Rural.
Teams of AGTF in the supervision of AIG Sandeep Goel and DSP Rajan Parminder Singh in joint operation with Ludhiana Rural Police when intercepted the accused Krishan at Sadarpur village, the latter opened fire at the police team in an attempt to evade arrest, prompting the police teams to retaliate in self-defence.
During the exchange of fire accused Krishan sustained bullet injury on his right leg. The latter was admitted to the local Civil Hospital for medical treatment and said to be in stable condition,” said the ADGP, while adding that police teams have recovered a .32 calibre pistol from his possession.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ludhiana Rural Dr. Ankur Gupta said that a fresh FIR No. 53, dated 16-03-2025, under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, has been registered at Police Station Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana Rural, in this regard. Further investigation is on, he added.