Patiala police solves sensational extortion case by arresting three operatives of gang linked with Bishnoi
Arrests three operatives of Goldy Dhillon's gang, linked with USA based Goldy Brar & Lawrance Bishnoi gang
Insider finance firm employee arrested
Patiala, July 19, 2024:
Patiala Police team of Rajpura solved a sensational extortion case with the arrest of three operatives of Goldy Dhillon's gang linked to USA based Goldy Brar & Lawrance Bishnoi Gang, said Varun Sharma, IPS, SSP Patiala.
Those arrested have been identified as Rahul Kumar alias Sopu r/o Nillpur, Rajpura, Jatin Dara r/o Rajpura, Navjot Singh @ Laddi r/o Rajpura.
Police teams have also recovered one .32 calibre pistols along with 5 live cartridges from their possession, besides impounding a bike planned for the attack.
SSP Varun Sharma, while addressing the press conference said that a Rajpura based builder/financer had been receiving extortion/threatening calls from gangster Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon, a resident of Baba Deep Singh Colony, Rajpura who is presently based in Germany and is an aide of foreign based fugitive gangster Goldy Brar. An FIR no 131 dated 12.07.2024 u/s 308(4), 351 BNS was registered against Goldy Dhillon and his associates at PS City Rajpura, District Patiala, said SSP.
Sharing operation details, the SSP said that on the directions of DIG Patiala Range Sh Harcharan Singh Bhullar IPS, a special team was formed under the supervision of SP (D) Yogesh Kumar and DSP Rajpura Bikramjit Singh Brar following the registration of FIR.
Acting on information, based on technical inputs and human intelligence, the team headed by Insp Harry Boparai Incharge Special Cell Rajpura and Insp Amandeep Brar SHO PS City Rajpura, identified Jatin Das as an insider who worked at the finance firm of the victim and used to provide his information to Goldy Dhillon. Following the movement and activities of Jatin, the team arrested three of them, said SSP.
Divulging more details, the SSP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that Goldy Dhillon had tasked Rahul & Navjot to attack/harm the builder/financer. Accused Navjot @ Laddi has a criminal history, said SSP.
Both Goldy Dhillon and Goldy Brar were also involved in a firing incident at a businessman's residence in Chandigarh in January 2024 and they are on NIA's wanted list with Rs 10 Lakhs reward, he added. Further investigation is on.