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Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav connected Monday (January 12, 2026) said they person cracked the execution lawsuit of a erstwhile sarpanch within days by arresting 7 accused, including 2 shooters.
Last week, Jharmal Singh, the erstwhile sarpanch, was allegedly killed aft being changeable from point-blank scope astatine a wedding venue successful Amritsar, following which the absorption parties cornered the AAP authorities implicit the deteriorating instrumentality and bid concern successful the State.
Mr. Yadav said constabulary investigations person established gangster Prabh Dasuwal arsenic the mastermind down the murder, committed owed to aged enmity, underscoring the planned and targeted quality of the crime.
He said the accused person been identified arsenic Sukhraj Singh alias Gunga (20) of Thakkarpura successful Tarn Taran, Karamjeet Singh (23) of colony Passanwal successful Gurdaspur, Jobanpreet Singh (19) of colony Bhai Ladhu successful Tarn Taran, Harpreet Singh alias Happy (27) of colony Bahadur Nagar successful Tarn Taran, Jobanpreet Singh (20), Kulwinder Singh alias Kinda (20) and Armandeep Singh (18), the second 3 residents of colony Kalsian Kalan successful Tarn Taran.
He said Sukhraj Singh alias Gunga has a anterior transgression past involving theft and Arms Act cases, and was besides progressive successful the Rajwinder Singh alias Raj, Sarpanch execution case.
Mr. Yadav said investigations revealed that gangster Prabh Dasuwal had aged enmity with the deceased erstwhile Sarpanch and had adjacent fired astatine him earlier, intelligibly indicating a planned and well-orchestrated conspiracy. “The investigation, aided by a operation of method surveillance and precise quality intelligence, enabled constabulary teams to place some shooters, Sukhraj Singh alias Gunga and Karamjeet Singh, progressive successful the crime,” helium said, addressing a property conference.
He said sustained inter-State coordination, intelligence-led tracking and adjacent practice with Central agencies and Chhattisgarh Police led to the apprehension of some shooters from Raipur successful Chhattisgarh. “Both accused were deliberately changing locations crossed aggregate states, including Maharashtra, Delhi, Bihar, Punjab and Chhattisgarh and were utilizing forged Aadhaar cards to conceal their individuality and evade constabulary detection,” helium added.
The DGP said different constabulary team, with assistance from the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Mohali, arrested 2 much accused, some named Jobanpreet Singh, from Mohali. He said Harpreet Singh alias Happy was arrested from Valtoha, portion Kulwinder Singh alias Kinda and Armandeep Singh were arrested from the Bhikhiwind country of Tarn Taran. He added that investigations revealed these 5 accused played a important relation successful the conspiracy by providing logistics, shelter, weapons and a motorcycle to the shooters.
