Five criminals linked to Bishnoi gang held

The Patiala police have arrested five henchmen of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and seized seven weapons from them. They were in direct contact with a jailed gangster, the police said.

Addressing the media, Patiala SSP Varun Sharma said those arrested were Tejinder Singh Fauji, Rahul, Vipal Kumar, Sukhchain Singh and Dev Karan.

“We have seized three .30 bore pistols, three .32 bore pistols and one .315 bore country-made pistol, besides 10 magazines and 11 rounds. These criminals were involved in targeted killings. They had attacked a key witness in the Bhinda murder case on the directions of a jailed gangster,” said the SSP.

The SSP said Tejinder was in jail from where he allegedly ordered an attack on a Patiala resident, following which the investigations led to the arrest of these accused. “Weapons were bought from Madhya Pradesh and we are trying to nab the weapon dealer too,” he added.

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