Ludhiana: Brother of gangster Vicky Marado held with illegal weapon

The accused has been identified as Amandeep Singh, 32, of Guru Nanak Nagar in Marado of Ludhiana. Inspector Beant Juneja, in-charge at CIA staff-3, said police arrested the accused from Phase-1 Dugri following a tip-off.

The CIA Staff 3 arrested the brother of notorious gangster Vicky Marado and recovered an illegal weapon from his possession.

The accused’s brother Vicky Morado, a category-A gangster, is wanted by the Ludhiana police in seven cases. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The accused has been identified as Amandeep Singh, 32, of Guru Nanak Nagar in Marado. Inspector Beant Juneja, in-charge at CIA staff-3, said police arrested the accused from Phase-1 Dugri following a tip-off.

The accused was crossing from the area in a Maruti Suzuki gypsy. On frisking, cops found a .32 pistol and two live cartridges in his possession. The accused told police that he had brought the weapon from Uttar Pradesh. His brother Vicky Morado, a category-A gangster, is wanted by the police in seven cases. A case under Section 25-54-59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused at Dugri police station.