Chandigarh, Oct 23
In a breakthrough, Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) arrested Krishan Gopal along with his son Keshav in connection with the targeted shooting at a jewellery shop in Hoshiarpur, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
A case was registered under sections 336, 324 (4) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act at the police station in Mahilpur.
The DGP said further investigations are ongoing in the case.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused was operating a cross-border network linked to a Pakistan-based handler and using the Dera Baba Nanak sector to retrieve drug consignments.