Chandigarh, March 17 -- Punjab's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) arrested the main accused involved in the firing at a jewellery showroom in Jagraon after an encounter near Sadarpur village in Ludhiana, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Krishan from Basti Mansian Wali in Zira, Ferozepur, is an operative of the foreign-based gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala. Police teams have also recovered a .32 caliber pistol along with two cartridges from his possession, he said.
Two bike-borne individuals had opened fire at the Ladoo Lekhe Wale jewellery showroom in Jagraon on March 5 to intimidate the owner, who had also received an extortion call from gangster Arsh Dala, police said.In this rega...