Punjab Police on Sunday said it has arrested an active member of the Goldy Brar gang from Sundar Nagar in Himachal Pradesh.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Inderpreet Singh alias Parry (32) was facing several murder and attempt to murder cases in Punjab and Haryana. Parry, a resident of Chandigarh, came in contact with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar and another gangster Lawrence Bishnoi during his college days in 2011. The arrested has a notorious past with more than a dozen cases pertaining to murder and attempt to murder registered against him in Punjab and Haryana, he said.
The accused was allegedly involved in the targeted killing of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh, who was murdered by six people outside his shop in Kotkapura on November 10, 2022, said police.He had also actively participated when Lawrence Bishnoi fled from Police custody.
The DGP said following systematic investigations and developing available leads, police teams in Mohali pinpointed the location of Parry in Himachal Pradesh and arrested him from a hotel with the help of local police. Divulging the role of Parry in targeted killing of Pardeep Singh, the DGP said that on November 7, 2022, Parry on the directions of Goldy Brar gave Rs 20,000 in cash to Harshveer Singh Bajwa and directed him to deposit the amount in the account of Manpreet Singh alias Manni, an accused in Pardeep Singh murder case. Harshveer and Manni are already arrested by the Punjab Police.