Five associates of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa, have been arrested by the Jalandhar Commissionerate police under Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma on Sunday. Three pistols were seized from them according to the Director-General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
"In a major breakthrough against organised crime, #Jalandhar Commissionerate Police apprehends 5 more associates of #Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir @ Landa," said the DGP in a post on X. With this, the number of Landa gang members arrested has increased to 13.
"The gang is involved in multiple heinous crimes such as murder, extortion and many other criminal activities in many districts of Punjab," Yadav said.
On June 10, police said they had arrested three associates of Landa. Five more associates of the terrorist were held on June 30. The gang has been terrorizing Jalandhar has many cases of extortion have been reported recently by the associates of Landa.