Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Bathinda Police arrested two associates of the deceased criminal Overseer Singh, alias Satinder Singh. Police recovered two .32 bore pistols along with five cartridges from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Lakhwinder Singh Gill, a resident of Burj Gill village in Bathinda, and Avtar Singh, an alias Dhillon. The development comes two days after Punjab Police arrested four associates of. the Gurpreet Sekhon gang for their involvement in the sensational murder of Overseer. Singh, a known history-sheeter, was shot dead at his native village by his neighbour along with his associates due to personal enmity at around 4 am on February 5 this year. The arrested accused persons have a criminal history, with multiple criminal cases registered against them, according to the DGP of Police, Gaurav Yadav.Further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
