Gangster Ravneet Singh shot by unidentified assailants in Amritsar; probe under way

AMRITSAR (Punjab) : Two unidentified armed assailants shot Gangster Ravneet Singh alias Sone Mote in Amritsar’s Kathianwala Bazaar on Tuesday.

“Two men shot a man called Ravneet Singh. We have reached the spot and an investigation is being carried out. We have some initial leads and the culprits will be caught soon. He has been taken to a hospital,” said by Vishaljit Singh, ADCP Amritsa .

Meanwhile, police personnel are present at the scene.

Further investigation is under way.

#WATCH | Punjab: Gangster Ravneet Singh alias Sone Mote shot by two unidentified armed assailants in Amritsar’s Kathianwala Bazaar. Visuals from the spot as Police personnel are now present at the spot and an investigation is underway. pic.twitter.com/i7mvm8Ukg4

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On Monday, the Special Task Force (STF), in collaboration with Jhajjar police, arrested notorious gangster and history-sheeter Kunal Joon, who was absconding in several criminal cases, officials said.

Police said that Kunal Joon, a resident of Bahadurgarh, has a total of 15 criminal cases registered against him.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Karnal Range, Wasim Akram said, “Kunal Joon is originally a resident of Nuna Majra village of Bahadurgarh. He has a history of criminal activities. About 15 cases have been registered against him at various places in Rohtak and Jhajjar districts.”

#WATCH | Vishaljit Singh, ADCP Amritsar says, “Two men shot a man called Ravneet Singh. We have reached the spot and an investigation is being carried out. We have some initial leads and the culprits will be caught soon. He has been taken to a hospital…” https://t.co/bO2Z0sPMdo pic.twitter.com/1ZfzcQrgzL

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The SP said that the accused, Kunal Joon, had fled India using a fraudulent passport and continued to orchestrate criminal activities from abroad, evading arrest.

“Joon was absconding in many cases. He was also arrested in one case, when he was granted bail, he fled abroad with a fake passport…Firstly, he fled to Dubai. He wanted to move to the US illegally, so that he could operate his gang from there,” he added. (ANI)