Chandigarh/UNI: In a breakthrough, AGTF Punjab has arrested three key operatives of Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar Gangs and recovered two calibre pistols and 11 live cartridges from them.

The three key operatives are Ankit, Ajay Singh alias Ajaypal and Lakhwinder alias Lucky.

DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Saturday that Ankit has a criminal history and was involved in the sensational broad daylight murder of a rival gangster Jai Kumar alias Bahadur in November 2023 in Bhiwani, Haryana, and was absconding.

Haryana Police had also announced a reward for his arrest.

He said the preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were handled by absconding gangsters Goldy Brar and Rohit Godara and had been tasked to carry out target killings of their rival gang members.