Two held for making ransom call to Karnal arthiya

Police said the accused, identified as Raman Kumar and Bharat Singh, residents of Jamal village in Sirsa district, were arrested from Uklana in Hisar district

Crime investigation agency of police arrested two shooters, allegedly associated with the Goldy Brar gang, for demanding a ransom of ₹1.5 crore from an arhtia (commission agent).

Police recovered two pistols, four live cartridges and one bike from the possession of the accused. (iStock)

Police said the accused, identified as Raman Kumar and Bharat Singh, residents of Jamal village in Sirsa district, were arrested from Uklana in Hisar district. They had made the ransom call to Brij Bhushan Gupta, a resident of Sector-7, Karnal, who is a commission agent at Taraori grain market.

Police recovered two pistols, four live cartridges and one bike from the possession of the accused, additional superintendent of police Pushpa told the media.

The accused have been taken on three-day police remand, the ASP added.

Police claimed that the duo was working on directions of a Sachin of Bhiwani, who is in jail in connection with singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case, and Ashu Rana, a resident of Shambli village of Karnal, who presently lives abroad. They were provided with two pistols, four cartridges and ₹13,000 were transferred to their accounts, she added.

As per police, the accused said during investigation that they had to fire on the Gupta’s shop as a threat.

Ashu Rana had made an extortion call to Gupta on June 23 using WhatsApp. Introducing himself as Goldy Brar, he demanded a ransom and threatened to kill Gupta, said ASP Pushpa.