Gangster Jaggu Baghwanpuria arrested by Punjab Police from Tihar in extortion case
Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Jan, 2023 11:32 AM
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Punjab Police has arrested notorious gangster Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Baghwanpuria, allegedly been associated with the BKI and Sikh For Justice, from Delhi's Tihar Jail.
He was taken to Punjab on transit remand and was later sent to police custody by a court there.
Recently Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Rajpal Rawl, issued a non-bailable warrant against Bhagwanpuria in connection with an extortion case and ordered he be produced before his court.
The Punjab Police arrested him from Tihar Jail, where he was presently lodged, on January 20, and produced documents before the Tis Hazari court to obtain transit remand.
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During the meeting, the police officers briefed the Chief Minister about the incident. Dera Sacha Sauda follower, Pradeep Singh, was shot dead by five unidentified men in Punjab's Kotkapura town on Thursday.
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