citiesUpdated: Jan 24, 2020 22:59 ISTA local court sentenced gangster Dilpreet Singh Dhahan of Dhahan village and one Jaspal Singh Jassi of Kalwan village to five-year imprisonment in an attempt to murder case. A case under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Nurpur Bedi police station. Bachittar was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gangster Kesar Singh Malhi in 2008. Dhahan and Jassi, members of the Kesar Singh Malhi gang, attacked Bachittar to avenge the murder. Dhahan, a category ‘A; gangster has over 30 criminal cases, including murder, attempt to murder, registered against him in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

Source: Hindustan Times January 24, 2020 17:30 UTC