An encounter took place between the CIA staff and Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's henchmen in Jalandhar, Punjab on Wednesday morning. The miscreants hid and fired at the police near Wadala Chowk. When the police retaliated, one miscreant was injured by the bullet, while the second miscreant tried to flee the scene but was chased down. The injured operative has been undergoing treatment in the Civil Hospital.
Initial investigation has revealed that the accused were planning a major crime in Jalandhar. They were in contact with Lawrence's associate Goldy Brar. On his instructions, they used to call people for ransom. According to the police, on Wednesday morning, the CIA staff had received information that some people associated with the Lawrence gang were coming from Moga towards Jalandhar. The team reached the spot as soon as the information was received. The miscreants were riding in an I-20 car. The team chased them for 4 kilometers. The miscreants hid and fired at the team near Wadala Chowk. 5 rounds of bullets were fired one after the other.
DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav took to X handle and shared, "In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police arrests 2 key operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar Gang after a hot chase
Police party fired back in self-defence, when the gang member opened fire on police team, one accused sustained bullet injuries, and is currently receiving medical treatment, while another attempted to escape but was apprehended same time. Recovered 4 illegal weapons, significant cache of live cartridges and a car, delivering a severe blow to the gang's criminal network involved in narcotics smuggling, arms trade, and extortion rackets."
Addressing the media, Jalandhar Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said, "The police chased the miscreants for 2 hours. 6 FIRs are registered against both the accused injured in the encounter which includes many serious cases including murder, and ransom. The accused injured in the incident have been identified as Balraj, a resident of Kapurthala, and Pawan, a resident of Jandiala village in Jalandhar. Both are in police custody."
"Both were in touch with Goldy Brar. They used to call for ransom on Brar's instructions. They also used to target the henchmen of the rival gang on Goldy Brar's instructions. They had to commit many crimes in Punjab on Goldy's instructions. One accused came out of jail 10 months ago and the other 6 months ago."