India, Nov. 13 -- The Punjab anti-gangster task force (AGTF), in a joint operation with the Batala police, has nabbed a member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and recovered two sophisticated pistols from his possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav 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 along with a magazine and three live cartridges, and a .30-bore pistol along with two magazines and 13 live cartridges.

In a statement, Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused was acting on the directions of his foreign-based handler, identified as Amrit Dalam.

Shar...