Shimla, April 26 -- A notorious gangster and his seven associates were arrested from Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district by Punjab's Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) in coordination with the state police, officials said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Punjab-based gangster Harpreet Singh and his aides Ram Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Satnam alias Sagar, Sikandar, Rajbindar, Komal and Talwinder Kaur, the police officials said. They said Punjab Police received a tip-off that the accused reached Manikaran on Thursday and were staying in a hotel. Acting promptly, police tracked their movement and with the help of Kullu police, nabbed them near Shilha while they were returning from Barshaini. According to police, Harpreet was named in several serious criminal cases, with the latest registered on April 20 for opening fire at a person's house in a bid to extort money. Kullu SP Madan Lal Kaushal said the successful operation was the result of coordination between Punjab and local police.PTI...