Chandigarh, Nov 1
In a major breakthrough amid the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Bathinda Police, have apprehended a wanted criminal identified as Ranjit Singh, alias Sapp, of Bangi Nihal Singh village in Bathinda, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
Police teams have also recovered one illegal .32 bore pistol along with four cartridges from his possession.
He added that in September the police had recovered 130 grams of heroin, one 9 MM country-made pistol with six cartridges, and one country-made .12 bore pistol from his residence.
In this regard, an FIR case dated September 20 has already been registered under Section 21 (b) of the NDPS Act and Sections 25 of the Arms Act at Sangat police station in Bathinda.