Punjab: Two associates of Lawrence Bishnoi held with five pistols in Sri Muktsar Sahib

In a major breakthrough against organised crime amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Sri Muktsar Sahib Police has apprehended two associates of the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang and recovered five illegal weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Badhni Kalan in Moga and Gursewak Singh alias Mota, a resident of village Manu Ke Sandhu in Jagraon, Ludhiana. The weapons recovered from them include four .32 bore country-made pistols and one .30 bore country-made pistol along with 10 magazines.

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DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that two of the arrested accused are linked with the gang and are actively involved in furthering its criminal activities. Further investigation is ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said, while adding that more arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days.

Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sri Muktsar Sahib Dr Akhil Chaudhary said acting on specific intelligence, a special check-post was laid by CIA Malout under the supervision of SP (D) Sri Muktsar Sahib and DSP (SD) Lambi.

During the checking, the police apprehended two suspects carrying a blue kit bag, he said, adding that upon searching the kit, police teams found the illegal weapons. The SSP said that the probe has revealed that accused Gurdeep Singh came into contact with Harjot Singh alias Neela and Jagdeep Singh alias Jagga— both close associates of Lawrence Bishnoi.

“On Neela’s instructions, Gursewak and Gurdeep travelled to Indore, where, an unidentified person delivered five pistols to them,” he said, while adding that out of these, two pistols were retained by the accused, while the remaining three were to be supplied to Neela.

Meanwhile, Harjot Singh alias Neela and Jagdeep Singh alias Jagga are wanted criminals, with 12 and 10 FIRs registered against them in different districts and states respectively. In this regard, a case FIR No. 88 dated 1/09/2025 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Kabarwala in Sri Muktsar Sahib.