Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the double murder case in Batala, Punjab Police, in a well-coordinated operation with Central agencies, have arrested three key operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt close to Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while they were attempting to flee to Bhutan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

The operation under the name “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) Punjab headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ashish Choudhary and Batala Police.

Those arrested have been identified as Jatin Singh, a resident of Kathunangal in Amritsar; Sajandeep Singh, a resident of Sangar Kot village in Tarn Taran; and Mehakdeep Singh, a resident of Balia Manjpur in Amritsar.

Accused Jatin Singh has a criminal background with multiple criminal cases under the arms Act, the NDPS Act, etc., registered against him. As per information, four unidentified assailants on two motorcycles opened fire on three individuals in Bhoma village in Batala district on April 27 at around 9 p.m.

In this incident, two of the individuals succumbed to the bullet injuries, while, one was injured.

DGP Yadav said preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of their foreign-based fugitive handler Happy Jatt and had executed planned killings on his directions.

The DGP said investigation has also revealed that the accused were constantly changing locations to evade arrest.

Further investigation is underway to establish the complete conspiracy, including financial links, logistical support, weapon procurement, and role of other associates involved in the case, the DGP added.

Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (AGTF) Promod Ban said following the incident police teams from the AGTF, the Batala Police, Intelligence and Technical units jointly carried out investigation and analysed extensive CCTV footage from multiple locations.

Technical footprints and intelligence inputs confirmed the movement of the accused towards international border region, said the ADGP, adding acting swiftly a team comprising was sent to arrest them.

–IANS

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