NAKODAR
The Nakodar city police have arrested six gangsters on the charges of extortion criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation.
The Station House Officer (SHO) Sukhdev Singh said that the accused have been identified as Gurindar Singh alias Ginda son of Buta Singh and Gagan Gill alias Gagan son of Jasvir Singh residents of Malarri village, Akashdeep Singh alias Chatha son of Marjit Singh a resident of Nur Pur Chatha village, Amarik Singh son of Baljindar Singh and Sarovar Singh alias Viki son of Gurjant Singh residents of Chotian village under Kot Bhai police station in Mukat Sar Sahib and Hardeep Singh alias Thakar Singh alias Deepa son of Visakha Singh a resident of Dunewal village under Sangat Mandi police station in Bathinda.
SHO said that he received a piece of secret information that Amardeep Singh alias Aman Purewal son of Charanjit a native of Malarri village and presently living at 828 Allen Way, Yuba City USA has formed a criminal gang that threatens Nakodar rich men for ransom and recently threatened a Nakodar resident for ransom.
SHO said the gang had murdered cloth merchant Timi Chawla and his gunman Mandeep Singh and uses WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and other social sites for their nefarious conspiracies to threaten residents.
SHO said a case under sections 386(extortion by putting any person in fear of death or of grievous),120-B(criminal conspiracy ),506(criminal intimidation ), and 507(criminal intimidation by anonymous communication.) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused and Amandeep Singh adding that sub-inspector Govinder Singh is conducting further investigations.