Kharar encounter: Gangsters sent to five-day police remand

Kharar encounter: Gangsters sent to five-day police remand

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, July 26:
The four hardcore gangsters, arrested by the Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) of the Punjab Police in a joint operation with Mohali and Jagraon police, after a brief encounter, at Aman Homes, Kharar, on Friday, sent to five-day police remand by a local court today.
All the gangsters excluding, Johan Buttar, were produced before the court by the police through video conferencing and sought their remand to investigate on various aspects, including information about their gang members, who are still at large and their purpose of hiding in Kharar.
Mohali SP (investigation) Harmandeep Hans said, “Through their interrogation, we got some information about the hideouts of their accomplices, and we are working on it to nab the other members soon.”
Kulwinder, alias Kinda, and Palwinder Singh, alias Pinda, all residents of Buttar Kalan, Moga; Amritpal Singh, a resident of Manupur, Samrala; and Amrik Singh, alias Angrez Singh, a resident of Lopon, Samrala were produced today while Navdeep Singh, alias Johan Buttar, is undergoing his treatment at the PGI Chandigarh, as he got injured during the encounter.
It was also said that a team of police officials also interrogated the gangsters in a Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) camp here.
The police are also conducting probe on the criminal cases, registered against the gangsters. Johan was wanted in over 18 criminal cases of murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and extortion and was a proclaimed offender in a case registered against him in 2012. Palwinder Singh was also a proclaimed offender in the murder case of gangster Kuldeep Singh. Amrik Singh had narcotics and liquor smuggling cases registered against him. Similarly, Amritpal Singh had been booked in liquor smuggling cases.
The police had recovered six weapons, including two 9-mm pistols, a .30 bore pistol, a .32 bore pistol, two .315 bore pistols and 20 cartridges from them.