Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with Central Agency and West Bengal Police, have solved the Batala firing incident case after arresting the main accused from Indo-Bhutan Border in Alipurduar district in West Bengal.

Sharing information, the state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday said that the 21-year-old arrested accused has a criminal background and he was out on a bail in a murder case.

On June 24, Rajeev Mahajan, his brother Anil Gupta, and his son Manav Gupta had sustained bullet injuries after two assailants barged into their electronics shop at Lakkar Mandi in Batala; and opened fire at them.

DGP Yadav said that based on technical inputs and evidence, Punjab Counter Intelligence had located the accused person in Alipurduar district of West Bengal. “Batala Police immediately dispatched a team for West Bengal, and also shared the pinpointed information with them,” he said.

He said that the Punjab Police, in coordination with Central agency and West Bengal Police, have arrested the accused person from Indo-Bhutan Border. He also thanked DGP of West Bengal for extending all kind of cooperation.

“The preliminary investigations revealed that the entire module was being handled from abroad and the arrested accused was receiving funds from foreign-based handlers to commit these kind of crimes,” said the DGP, adding that investigation to establish a money trail is going on.

Batala SSP Ashwini Gotyal said that the Police are working on different leads and efforts are on to nab remaining accused persons in this case. Further investigations are on, she added.

An FIR, dated June 24, 2023, was registered under sections 452, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station City Batala.