Jalandhar, May 26 -- Punjab Police has arrested a close associate of foreign-based terrorists Arsh Dalla and Jindi Mehandipuria, who is a brother of slain terrorist Teja Mehandipuri, from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
The operation was jointly conducted by Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur Police with the support of Gujarat Police.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigations revealed that accused Lavish was acting under the direct instructions of Arsh Dalla and was engaged in extortion activities, including firing at targets to intimidate victims.
The arrested accused Lavish has a criminal background, with multiple cases pertaining to murder, attempted extortion through gunfire, and...