Gangster Daya Singh remanded in 5-day police custody

Sekhon, who is the prime accused in the May-28 Patti shootout in which an Akali leader and his aide were killed, had been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the Punjab Police since December 2019

Amritsar The Amritsar-rural police on Wednesday procured five-day remand of gangster Daya Singh, alias Preet Sekhon, and his two accomplices, who were arrested after an hour-long siege from Chamiari village of Ajnala sub-division on Tuesday. Gangster Jarmanjit Singh, alias Nikka Khaduria, of Chamba Khurd village in Tarn Taran and one Gurlal Singh of Kamalpur village in Tarn Taran. The police also recovered five pistols, a rifle, three mobile phones, a cache of bullets, two internet dongles, and a Maruti Swift.

Five pistols, a rifle, three mobile phones, a cache of bullets, two internet dongles, and a Maruti Swift have been recovered. (HT FILE)

Sekhon, who is the prime accused in the May-28 Patti shootout in which an Akali leader and his aide were killed, had been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the Punjab Police since December 2019. Amritsar rural police and the organised crime control unit had a tip-off that Sekhon had taken shelter in a house at Chamiari village. A team of 100-odd policemen sealed the entire village. Police have also accused Sekhon of committing six murders.

“The trio accused was presented before a judicial magistrate in Ajnala court, who granted their five-day remand. During the remand, more recoveries and arrests are expected,” said Ajnala DSP Vipan Kumar.

According to the police, Sekhon had allegedly killed his own sister and her mother-in-law in a Tarn Taran village in 2011. A case was registered at Tarn Taran Sadar police station and he came out of jail in 2018. Hailing from Sangna village in Amritsar, Sekhon had allegedly killed one Harjit Singh in Amritsar in December 2019. Sekhon was also wanted for shooting dead a bouncer in Amritsar in October 2020.