The accused had planned robbery and extortion in disguise of a police personnel : Gurugram Police

New Delhi, June 2

The Gurugram Police arrested ten gangster of the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar syndicate from Bhondsi in Gurugram. The accused were planning to commit a robbery by taking hostages and demanding a ransom, police said.

The accused have identified as Rakesh Kumar alias Anil; Harjot Singh alias Leela; Ajay Isharwalia alias Punjabi; Prince alias Golu; Joginder alias Joga; Sandeep alias Deep; and Sinderpal alias Bittu, Dharmendra alias Dharma, Deepak alias Dilawar, and Karan. 

According to the police, the accused had come to Gurugram to carry out robbery and kidnapping. 

Revealing their plan, ACP Varun Dahiya said that their plan involved Joginder posing as a police inspector, while the other members would impersonate police to commit the crime. Their alleged intention was to kidnap a man and demand a ransom worth crores of rupees.

During interrogation that they operated on the instructions of Brar and other gangsters who were based abroad, ACP Dahiya added. 

The gangsters have a history sheet of robbery, dacoity, attempted murder, theft, assault, threatening, and possession of illegal weapons, have been registered against these suspects in various districts of Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

The police seized four pistols, 28 live cartridges, two vehicles, a stick, a torch, and seven police uniforms from the accused.