*The wanted accused of the encounter was arrested by the police station Lohian along with 315 bore weapons*
Anil Airy
*The wanted accused of the encounter was arrested by the police station Lohian along with 315 bore weapons*
JALANDHAR 10 MARCH
As per the directions of Mr. Gurmeet Singh PPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, a special operation was launched against the evil elements of the society/drug smugglers under the leadership of Mrs. Jasroop Kor Banth, IPS. Superintendent of Police Investigation Jalandhar. On the instructions of the rural, Mr. Onkar Singh Brar, PPS. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sub Division Shahkot, the team of Sub: Ins: Labh Singh, Chief Officer, Police Station Lohia, succeeded in arresting 01 wanted accused in the encounter case held at village Sajjanwal using modern methods and recovering a country-made 315 bore rifle.
Giving information to the press in this regard, Shri Onkar Singh Brar, PPS Deputy Superintendent of Police Sub Division Shahkot District Jalandhar Rural said that in an encounter that took place on the afternoon of February 6, 2025 (3:30 PM), Jalandhar Rural Police had a fierce encounter with a wanted criminal in Shahkot area. The accused, who opened fire on the police team in an attempt to escape, was injured in the retaliatory fire and was successfully arrested after the firing. The arrested accused was identified as Sukhraj Singh alias Sukhpreet Singh Sukha, a resident of Shahkot, who was wanted in several criminal cases including attempt to murder. On receiving information about the movement of the accused, a special police team led by DSP Onkar Singh Brar from Shahkot Police Station took this action. When the police team went to arrest him, the accused opened fire in an attempt to escape, the police team retaliated in self-defense, as a result of which the accused was injured and he was captured. And his two accomplices Dilbagh Singh alias Baga and Virenderpal Singh alias Vicky Vasian Rerwan managed to escape. The accused was involved in various criminal cases in Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Ferozepur districts. His most recent crime was on January 14, when he fired several bullets at NRI Kulwinder Singh’s Fortuner vehicle with the intention of killing him at Goyal Petrol Pump Poonia in village Poonia. In this regard, case number 11 dated 15.01.2025 Crime 109,125,324(4),3(5) BNS 25/27-54-59 Arm aact PS Lohian was registered. In this case, during the raid conducted for the arrest, the accused Dilbagh Singh alias Baga, son of Satnam Singh, resident of Rerwan police station Shahkot, who had fled from the encounter, was arrested, from whom 315 bore weapons used in the encounter were recovered. The accused, who is a notorious smuggler and a habitual dangerous criminal, has 21 cases registered against him in different districts for drug smuggling, attempt to murder, fighting, theft, robbery, Arms Act etc. Property worth 40 crore 32 lakhs made by this family by selling a large quantity of drugs has been attached. Now, a thorough interrogation will be conducted after obtaining police remand. The accused Kulwant Singh Kanti and Sukhraj Singh alias Sukhpreet Singh Sukha had already been arrested by the police. Police teams are being formed to arrest the remaining accused Virandpal Singh alias Vicky and raids are being conducted.”
