category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Two associates of the Bambiha gang have been arrested in Punjab s Mohali, police said on Wednesday. In a joint operation of the Mohali Police and the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), four pistols and 16 cartridges were seized from the possession of Avtar Singh alias Gora and Ajay Kumar alias Preet Sharma, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The two men were providing logistics support and hideouts to the members of the Bambiha gang, he added. In a statement, Yadav said following reliable inputs, an AGTF team formed under the supervision of Additional Director General of Police Promod Ban and led by Assistant Inspector General of Police Sandeep Goel arrested both men from the Old Ambala-Kalka road in Dhakoli, when they were travelling on a motorcycle. The operation was assisted by Deputy Superintendent of Police (AGTF) Bikram Singh Brar. Avtar Singh, a close associate of gangster Gurbax Sewewal, was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in two criminal cases, including the case of a double murder that took place in Jaitu in 2014. Sharing details of the preliminary investigation, AIG Goel said both the accused were involved in providing logistics support, hideouts and weapons to the members of the Bambiha gang and were planning to commit a sensational crime in Punjab. Further investigation is underway, he added. A case under the relevant sections of the Arms Act has been registered at the Dhakoli police station in Mohali. The Bambiha gang is involved in several cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and other crimes in Punjab. It was run by gangster Davinder Bambiha who hailed from Moga district. But he was killed in an encounter in 2016. However, the gang continues to operate. (editor dailyworld.in)