WEAPON CONSIGNMENT WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO FOOT SOLDIERS OF BAMBIHA GANG: DGP GAURAV YADAV
CHANDIGARH/ BARNALA, October 12 : In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Barnala Police, have arrested two operatives of the Davinder Bambiha Gang and recovered six pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Rureke Kalan Police in Barnala registered FIR
SSP Barnala Mohammad Sarfaraz Alam said that Rureke Kalan Police in Barnala registered FIR No. 107 on October 11, 2025. This was under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. The recovered pistols include one PX5 pistol, one .30 bore pistol, four .32 bore pistols along with 19 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded their Maruti Swift car. It bears the registration number PB01AX0945. They were using it to retrieve and deliver the weapon consignments.
WEAPON CONSIGNMENT WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO FOOT SOLDIERS OF BAMBIHA GANG: DGP
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that a preliminary investigation has revealed important information. The arrested accused persons were acting on the directions of their foreign-based handlers. They were planning to supply these weapons to foot soldiers of the Bambiha Gang. The goal was to execute sensational crimes in the state. Further investigation is underway. It aims to establish backward linkages in this case. The goal is to identify and dismantle the entire supply chain, he said.
Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Punjab Promod Ban said that police teams had received specific human and technical inputs about the handlers of Bambiha Gang gang hatching conspiracy to commit sensational crime in the state. The teams acted swiftly. Teams from AGTF Punjab operated under the supervision of AIG AGTF Sandeep Goel. In a joint operation with Barnala Police, they successfully apprehended both the suspects. They were caught from Barnala-Bathinda main road near Drain at village Dhaula, he said. The teams were led by Inspector Vikram from AGTF and Inspector Baljit Singh from CIA Barnala.
AIG Sandeep Goel said that both the arrested accused persons have a criminal history with a case pertaining to Arms Act registered against them.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Barnala Mohammad Sarfaraz Alam stated that the police at Rureke Kalan Station in Barnala registered FIR No. 107 on 11.10.2025 under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act Further investigations are underway, he said, while adding that more arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days.
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