The arrested accused has been identified as Vipan Kumar, a resident of Bassi Muda, Baghpur Mandir in Hoshiarpur.
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In a major breakthrough against organised crime, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab has apprehended one of the main shooters involved in the sensational murder of Rakesh Kumar alias Gaggi at village Khwaja Basal in Una, Himachal Pradesh. Police also recovered a .32 bore country-made pistol along with six live cartridges from his possession, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Vipan Kumar, a resident of Bassi Muda, Baghpur Mandir in Hoshiarpur.
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DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed the murder was a direct consequence of gang rivalry between foreign-based gangsters Laddi Bhajal alias Kooner and Monu Gujjar (Ravi Balachauria gang) and Babbi Rana (Sonu Khatri gang).
The deceased, Rakesh Kumar alias Gaggi, was an associate of Babbi Rana, who is a close aide of Sonu Khatri, he added.
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The DGP further said that investigations are underway to establish forward and backward linkages in the case.
Sharing more details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams from AGTF, led by DSP Rajan Parminder, arrested the accused near Village Khanpur in Kharar.
The ADGP added that the arrested accused has a criminal background. Apart from his involvement in Rakesh Gaggi’s murder, he has also been facing cases related to attempt to murder, the Arms Act, and the NDPS Act in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
In this regard, a fresh case (FIR No. 326 dated 28/08/2025) has been registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station City Kharar in SAS Nagar.
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