Bathinda: The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab, on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an operative of a foreign-based gangster network and seized one country-made illegal .32-bore pistol and two live cartridges from his possession.The arrested accused was identified as 25-year-old Jasdeep Singh alias Jassa, a resident of Bir Behman village in Bathinda.Gaurav Yadav, director general of police, Punjab, said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had procured the illegal weapon on the directions of a foreign-based gangster and was planning to carry out a sensational crime in Punjab.The DGP said that further investigation is under way to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.The additional director general of police (ADGP), AGTF, Parmod Ban said that AGTF police teams were on routine patrol when they noticed a man standing suspiciously near the boundary wall of Rajindra College, Bathinda. On noticing the police vehicle, he suddenly became nervous.Finding his conduct suspicious, the AGTF team immediately detained him. He identified himself as Jasdeep alias Jassa, the ADGP said, adding that a .32-bore pistol and two live cartridges were recovered during his search.The ADGP said Jasdeep Singh had a criminal history. He is involved in various criminal cases, including cases pertaining to the Arms Act and other criminal activities, Ban added.A case under Section 25 of the Arms Act has been registered at police station Kotwali in Bathinda, the police added.
