Nakodar killings: Punjab Police arrest three persons, claim crime executed by new gangsters' group
Nakodar, December 14: In a major breakthrough in the Nakodar killings, the police have arrested three persons and claimed that the crime was executed by a new gangsters' group.
Nakodar-based garment trader Bhupinder Singh Chawla (39), alias Timmy Chawla, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on December 8. His gunman Mandeep Singh had also received gunshot injuries, and he died the next day.
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Timmy Chawla had been getting ransom and threat calls for last one month. he had complained to the police, following which he was given security.
The police said as per preliminary investigation, a resident of Bathinda had done the recce. All those arrested are also residents of Bathinda. The ransom call was made by Amandeep Singh.
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Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday said the crime was masterminded by US-based Amandeep Purewala alias Aman, a native of Nakodar.
Those arrested have been identified as Khushkaran Singh alias Fauji of village Nangla in Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda; Kamaldeep Singh alias Deep of Vehan Diwan in Bathinda; and Manga Singh alias Geeta alias Bicchu of village Jassi Poh Wali in Bathinda. Police teams have also recovered one .30 bore pistol used in the crime and a Safari Car used to conduct recce from the possession of arrested persons.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said the police had also identified the two main conspirators as Amrik Singh of Bathinda and Gurinder Singh alias Ginda of Malri in Nakodar, who conducted recce, arranged shooters and weapons on directions of Amandeep Purewal, besides, identifying the remaining two shooters— Satpal alias Sajan and Thakur. “Police teams are on a manhunt to arrest the absconding shooters and both conspirators,” he said.
The DGP, while ruling out the association of Amandeep Purewal with any other gang or gangsters, said mastermind Amandeep Purewal, in a bid to float his new gang to create terror in the border state, made Timmy Chawla as his first target and made extortion calls to him while in the US.
“Later, Amandeep Purewal along with Amrik Singh and Gurinder Ginda hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Timmy Chawla, and arranged five shooters, who opened fire at the victim and his PSO in the evening of December 7,” he said, adding that the Punjab Police have successfully nipped this gang in the bud.
- PTC NEWS
