Tag: Punjab crime

Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa on Tuesday during a confrontation with a medical store owner over the alleged sale of synthetic drugs. Police identified the accused as Ashwani Kumar, who fled after the shooting. Jhota’s associate was also seriously injured.

Two unidentified men allegedly opened fire at Rightway Visa Consultants in Ludhiana late Sunday night. Police are examining CCTV footage after preliminary inquiries indicated prior threats and demands for money.

Influencer Mad Sandhu was shot dead in Amritsar on Saturday evening after two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire on Loharka Road.

Navpreet Singh, husband of SAD Sarpanch Kulwinder Kaur, was shot dead outside his home in Tarn Taran. Police are probing multiple angles.

Jalandhar Commissionerate Police arrested three accused and recovered five pistols and five live rounds after an alleged firing incident during vehicle checking at Jandiala Mor.

Property dealer Satnam Singh, who had reportedly returned from England, was found dead in a Ludhiana hotel a day after checking in. Police are investigating.

Jalandhar Police recovered a 4-year-old child within eight hours of abduction and arrested the main accused within 72 hours. A second accused is being searched for.

Seven to eight rounds were fired outside Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu’s ancestral house in Barnala late Saturday night. No injuries were reported.

Jalandhar Police arrested two accused in a Model Town firing case and said one of them opened fire during weapon recovery before being injured in retaliatory action.

Punjab Police has secured the extradition of fugitive gangster Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam from Moldova in a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime.