Barnala, May 14 -- An aide of slain gangster Sukhdool Singh Gill, alias Sukha Duneke, was arrested following a police encounter near Vidhata village on the Barnala-Moga national highway early on Tuesday morning. According to Barnala senior superintendent of police Sarfaraz Alam, the accused has been identified as Lovepreet Singh, also known as Jando. He was arrested at a checkpoint on the highway. Tallewal station house officer (SHO) Jagjit Singh said that his condition was stable, adding that a .30 bore pistol without a licence and the unregistered motorcycle were recovered from the accused. Police said Lovepreet is a history-sheeter. He has multiple cases registered against him including five murder cases, extortion and robbery. He was absconding in a murder case at the time of the encounter. A case was registered under Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act. Further investigations are ongoing, police said. HTC...