Mohali, March 6 -- The crime investigation agency (CIA) of Mohali police arrested a close associate of gangster Lucky Patial following exchange of fire in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) on Wednesday.

According to police, gangster Navjot Singh was hiding in a house in Eco City-1. When asked to surrender, he opened fire at the police, prompting retaliatory action, which resulted in a gunshot wound to his leg.

He was arrested and taken to civil hospital, Phase 6, for treatment.

Police stated that Navjot, who had recently been released from jail, had returned to arms trafficking. The CIA had received information about his whereabouts and, during the operation, recovered a country made Sten gun, two magazines and two additional magazines for di...