Punjab Police on Sunday arrested five shooters of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh Landa gang and recovered four illegal weapons smuggled from Pakistan from their possession. Sharma said based on further investigations, the police arrested five more members of the Landa gang, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, Gursharan Singh, Harmanjit Singh, Gurbaj Singh and Amritpal Singh, all from Tarn Taran district. “During investigation, it came to light that Jashanpreet Singh and Gursharan worked on the instructions of Lakhbir Landa and imported weapons from Pakistan, supplied weapons, and conducted recce as directed by Landa,” the commissioner of police said. The gang members were involved in extortion from businessmen in Tarn Taran, Amritsar, and Jalandhar, he added. Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav posted on X, “Commissionerate Police Jalandhar arrests five operatives of Canada-based Lakhbir Landa Gang in a 15-Day Operation.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2024 17:12 UTC