Punjab police arrest 6 people from Aurangabad

The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) ​​of Punjab Police, in joint operation with central agencies and Maharashtra Police, has cracked the sensational Ferozepur triple murder case with the arrest of six shooters from Aurangabad, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday.

The arrested persons have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopy Baba of Chohla Sahib in Tarn Taran; Prince of Kunde village in Ferozepur; Ravinder Singh alias Ravi alias Sukhu, Sukhchain Singh, Akshay alias Bagicha and Rajbeer Singh alias Daler Singh, all residents of Basti Bagh Wali in Ferozepur. All the arrested accused have criminal antecedents with cases relating to murder, attempt to murder, robbery, NDPS Act, Arms Act etc. While the accused Gurpreet Singh alias Gopy Baba has also been convicted in two cases.

Three people, including a girl, were shot dead by six motorcycle-borne assailants in broad daylight near Gurudwara in Ferozepur on Tuesday.

DGP Yadav said that acting on the information gathered and by connecting the dots, AGTF Punjab led by ADGP Promod Ban, police teams under the supervision of AIG Gurmeet Singh Chauhan and AIG Sandeep Goel launched a special operation spread across the states of Punjab, UT Chandigarh, Delhi and Maharashtra and arrested six accused persons from Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thakre Expressway. The operation was led by DSP Bikramjit Singh Brar and DSP Rajan Parminder Singh was supported by QRT Aurangabad police team.

He said preliminary investigation revealed that all the six arrested shooters are close associates of the mastermind of the case, Ashish Chopra, who is a fugitive and hiding abroad on a fake passport. Investigation revealed that the incident was a result of rivalry between two gangs, he added. The DGP said more arrests are expected soon, he added.