In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Batala Police, has apprehended an active member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and recovered two sophisticated pistols from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Gurlove Singh alias Love Randhawa, a resident of Ujagar Nagar in Batala. The recovered pistols include one Zegana pistol along with one magazine and three live cartridges, and one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 13 live cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused was acting on the directions of his foreign-based handler Amrit Dalam. The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.
Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams from AGTF led by DSP AGTF Rajan Parminder in coordination with Batala Police has arrested the accused person from T-Point at 60-feet Qadian road in Batala. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Batala Suhail Qasim Mir said that the arrested accused Gurlove alias Love Randhawa has a criminal background and is involved in cases of Arms Act, theft, house breaking and to endanger human life. Further investigation is underway, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 342 dated 11.11.2025 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Civil Lines in Batala.