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Chandigarh: Two operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who were facing several criminal cases, have been nabbed from the Patiala-Ambala highway near Shambhu village, Punjab Police said on Thursday.
Police recovered a 9 mm Glock pistol and six live cartridges from their possession.
"In a major breakthrough, Anti Gangster Task Force (#AGTF) Punjab, arrests two most-wanted Lawrence Bishnoi gang operatives from #Patiala-#Ambala Highway near Village Shambhu," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on X.
Preliminary investigation revealed that they fled to Nepal after committing a murder and returned on directions of foreign-based handlers to commit a "sensational crime" in Punjab, he further said.
"Both the accused have extensive criminal history and over 15 heinous crime cases registered against them in #Punjab, #Delhi, #Rajasthan & #Gujarat, including under various criminal Acts," he said.
They were also wanted in the recent murder of Bharat Ratan alias Vicky in Fazilka, the DGP added.