Muktsar: 3 trying to extort contractor caught in police encounter
The accused were identified as Sukhmander Singh, Lakhvir Singh and Sarwan Singh, had posed as aides of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to extract money from the contraction. One of the accused, Sukhmander Singh, sustained a bullet injury in the exchange of fire and was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Muktsar police arrested three persons, who had come to collect ransom from a local contractor, after an exchange of fire near Lubhanianwala village on late Saturday night.
The accused were identified as Sukhmander Singh, Lakhvir Singh and Sarwan Singh, had posed as aides of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to extract money from the contraction. One of the accused, Sukhmander Singh, sustained a bullet injury in the exchange of fire and was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Muktsar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Tushar Gupta said police had received information that Sadhu Ram, a contractor at Setia Mills in Muktsar, got an extortion call in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi.
“The gangsters had demanded ₹1 crore ransom, threatening to kill him. After he approached the police, special teams were constituted and negotiations started with gangsters on behalf of Sadhu Ram,” said the SSP.
“The deal was struck at ₹15 lakh. When the trio came to collect the money, a police team intercepted them following which the gangsters opened fire. In retaliation, police also fired at them, leaving one gangster injured. All the accused were arrested and the injured was hospitalised,” he added.
As per preliminary investigations, one of the accused had worked for the complainant in the past. So far, no link with the Bishnoi gang has been found, the SSP added.
