The four shooters who have a historysheet of heinous crimes were directed by Bishnoi to attack rival gang members

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New Delhi, May 22

The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police has arrested four main shooters of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Mohali.

The accused have been identified as Mehfooz alias Vishal Khan of Saidpura in Dera Bassi, Manjeet Singh alias Guri of Khedi Gujran in Dera Bassi, Ankit of Narainpur in Panchkula and Goldy of Kheri in Panchkula. 

The four shooters were directed by Bishnoi to attack rival gang members. All the four arrested accused have a history of crime and face cases pertaining to heinous crimes, including attempt to murder, carjacking, extortion and cases under the Arms Act etc in Punjab and Haryana.

AGTF ADGP Promod Ban stated that Mehfooz is wanted in a case pertaining to the recovery of six pistols wherein his aide, identified as Nitish Rana, was arrested by Dhakoli police while he managed to escape.

He was also involved in a firing incident that took place on the premises of a pub, Brew Bros, in Mohali in March 2022, the ADGP said, adding that Mehfooz had opened fire on the directions of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to extort money. 

After their arrest, the police registered a case under sections 384 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under section 25 of the Arms Act at the police station in SAS Nagar.

The police teams also recovered six pistols along with 26 live cartridges from their possession.