New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Punjab Police on Wednesday said its Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police, foiled a gangster plot and arrested two operatives linked to foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

The two gang members identified as Sharanjit Singh and Aman Kumar were nabbed following an exchange of fire at Ghaghar Bridge on the Ambala- Dera Bassi highway, police said.

Preliminary probe revealed that the two suspects, involved in a recent shootout at Rajpura, had been tasked by Dhillon to target a Punjab-based businessman, the police also said.

In a social media post on X, Punjab Police Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said: "In a major breakthrough, the Anti...