Punjab Police arrest associate of gangster Goldy Brar; five pistols seized

April 22, 2024 10:51 am

Published by: PreetiMahajan

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, September 7

In a major breakthrough against organised crime amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab apprehended an associate of foreign-based Gangster Goldy Brar and recovered five .32 bore pistols along with 10 live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Baljinder Singh alias Rainch, a resident of Mahi Nangal in Bathinda. The accused also has a criminal history with case under the NDPS Act registered against him.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested was actively involved in facilitating the supply of illegal firearms to Goldy Brar gang to distort peace and harmony in the border state. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the weapons were procured on the directions of Goldy Brar, through his key associate Malkit Singh alias Kitta Bhani, who is currently lodged in Kapurthala Jail, he said.

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to unearth the entire nexus.

Sharing operation details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Punjab Promod Ban said that police teams led by DSP AGTF Bathinda Range Jaspal Singh had received specific human and technical inputs about the Goldy Brar gang hatching conspiracy to commit sensational crime in the state. Acting swiftly, teams from AGTF Punjab, has successfully apprehended the suspect Baljinder Rainch from Under flyover bridge, New Bypass at Malout-Muktsar road in Malout, Sri Muktsar Sahib, he said.

In this regard, a case FIR No. 84, dated 07.09.2025 has been registered under sections 25 and 25(7)(8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Sadar Malout.