Punjab IGP: 9 sharpshooters among 13 held for plot to kill noted citizens | India News

CHANDIGARH : Thirteen criminals who planned to commit murders of some “prominent” people of Punjab were arrested, said a senior police official on Thursday. The criminals, including nine sharp shooters, were backed by gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Harvinder Rinda, the official said.
They were nabbed by the Jalandhar (rural) police after a twoweek-long operation led by special teams, said Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill. Police also recovered 13 sophisticated weapons along with 18 cartridges from their possession.
On June 29, 11 people involved in heinous crimes and backed by Bishnoi and Rinda were arrested. “After busting this gang, Punjab police thwarted at least five murders. Their targets were prominent persons,” said Gill.