Launchinga crackdown heavily on the persons indulging in illegal mining causingecological damage and revenue loss to the state, Khanna Police on thedirections of Enforcement Director (Mining) RN Dhoke, Punjab, have arrestedSamrala resident over his involvement in activities pertaining to illegal sandmining surrounding Sutlej.
Theaccused has been identified as Gurinder Singh @ Ginda S/o Balwinder Singh R/oVillage Bhorla Tehsil Samrala and cops have seized four illegal country madeweapons, ammunition and Swift Dzire(DL-1-ZA-0673).
Disclosingfurther details in this regard, Enforcement Director (Mining) RN Dhoke said that they have received atip-off about some unscrupulous elements are involved in illegal mining in Rahon area of district SBS Nagarfollowing which the information was later shared with SSP Khanna GursharandeepSingh Grewal, to take stern actionagainst the violators immediately.
Hesaid that acting swiftly on input, SSP formed a team led by Insp Rajesh ThakurSHO Machhiwara Sahib who along with police party set up the police checkingnear Rahon river bridge Machhiwara Sahib and apprehended Gurinder Singh withillegal weapons and car. On his frisking, 02 pistols .32 bore, 02 Magazines, 10live cartridges and 02 pistols .315 bore, 02 live Cartridges were recovered bycops, he added.
Hefurther revealed Gurinder is kingpin of the gang operating in Rahon area alongwith his accomplices. Gurinder Singh is a hardcore criminal and wanted in manycases of murder and robbery in Punjab and Gujarat, he said and added that acase under sections of 379 IPC and Arms Act has been registered againstGurinder at Machhiwara Sahib Police Station.
Dhokeadded while quizzing, Gurinder revealed that he was doing illegal mining withRaju Gujjar R/o Ratnana, PS Rahon, SBS Nagar and Karanvir Singh @ Kavi R/oBalion, PS Samrala and others in the river bed of Sutlej in Rahon area.Further, he said that Gurinder is wanted in high profile murder case in Gujaratwhen he along with two others killed Ashish Maharaj with whom local dhabaowners had a property dispute.
Inthis connection a criminal case is registered against them at PS Mandvi,District Kachh, Gujarat. Ginda is also an absconder in this murder case andevading his arrest since then by hiding at different places. Gurinder hadsnatched an Ertiga car at gunpoint near Laddowal Toll Plaza, Ludhiana. He hadalso fired gun shots to create a panic in general public near Garshankar alongwith his companion gangster Gurjinder Singh Sonu. It has come to light that hehad planned to rob an NRI family of Una at gunpoint for cash.
GurinderGinda is being questioned for his links with other criminals in the region andwith the suppliers of illegal weapons in MP and UP.