Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria is a close associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Punjab Police has arrested six members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang who were operating a weapon and drugs smuggling racket, officials said on Monday.
The arrests were made by a Rupnagar police team. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the arrested accused, the police officials said.
Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria is a close associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
"CIA Team @RupnagarPolice has arrested 6 members of Gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and recovered 12 pistols & 50 live cartridges. They were operating a weapon & drug smuggling racket. FIR is registered and further investigation is ongoing," Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a tweet.
He said stern action will be taken against all those involved in running illegal weapon networks.
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