CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR, November 1:
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, Gurdaspur Police has cracked two recent firing incidents linked to extortion with the arrest of two accused and recovered one sophisticated 9MM Glock pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
Those arrested have been identified as Nitish Singh, a resident of Kotla Sultan Singh in Amritsar and Karan Masih alias Ajay alias Ajju, a resident of Deol in Gurdaspur.
As per the information, on September 22,2025, two bike borne persons opened fire at a Medical Store owner, who sustained injuries during the attack. Similarly, on October 15, 2025 two bike-borne persons had opened fire outside a private hospital in Kalanaur. Owners of both establishments had been receiving extortion calls from unknown mobile numbers.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that arrested accused were being handled by foreign-based radicalised gangsters Gurdev Jassal and Gurlal alias Gullu, associated with the Babbar Khalsa International (#BKI) terrorist organisation.
The DGP confirmed that both the accused were involved in firing incidents targeting the owners of a medical store and a hospital. Further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing operational details, DIG Border Range Sandeep Goel said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams from Gurdaspur under the overall supervision of SSP Gurdaspur Aaditya has arrested both the accused T-Point at Village Uppal in Kalanaur. The police teams were led by DSP Kalanaur Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Incharge special team Gurdaspur SI Gurwinder Singh and SHO Kalanaur Insp Jatinder Singh.
The DIG said that more arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
SSP Gurdaspur Aaditya said that police teams are also investigating financial trails of Gurlal and the process to issue Red Corner Notice is also underway.
In this regard, FIR No.150 dated 16.10.25 had been registered under sections 308(4), 324(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Kalanaur.
