Accused had demanded Rs 50 lakh from medical store owner through a foreign WhatsApp number
Kapurthala, November 13: The CIA Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi Police have arrested two accused for their alleged involvement in an extortion bid targeting a medical store owner and firing at his residence in village Mothanwal after he failed to pay the demanded amount of Rs 50 lakh.
The arrested accused have been identified as Gurchet Singh alias Cheta of Bhim Kadim, Kapurthala, who allegedly rode the motorcycle, and Mandeep Singh alias Goli of Chak Kotla, who allegedly opened fire. The police have also recovered two country-made .30 bore pistols and a Splendor motorcycle bearing registration number PB 41 D 3338, allegedly used in the crime.
Addressing a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora along with SP (Investigation) Harinder Singh Gill and ASP Dheerendra Verma, said that on October 23, the owner of Medical Store Dadwindi received an extortion demand of Rs 50 lakh through a foreign WhatsApp number. When the complainant failed to pay the demanded amount, unidentified persons opened fire at his residence in village Mothanwal to intimidate him. He said that an FIR was registered on October 28, 2026, under Sections 109, 308(4), 125 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi.
The SSP further said that special police teams were constituted under the supervision of CIA Head Sub-Inspector Raman Kumar, In-charge Technical Cell ASI Charanjit Singh and SHO Davinder Pal to crack the case. With the help of technical and human intelligence, the police successfully traced the accused and arrested both of them. During investigation, the police also recovered two country-made .30 bore pistols and the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime.
The investigation revealed that Mandeep Singh alias Goli had allegedly conducted reconnaissance and collected information about the complainant, which he shared with Yadvinder Singh alias Yada, son of Jaikar Singh, a resident of Chamba Kalan, Police Station Chohla Sahib, Tarn Taran district, who is currently based abroad. Yadvinder Singh had allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh as extortion money. Acting on his directions, Gurchet Singh alias Cheta and Mandeep Singh alias Goli allegedly opened fire at the complainant’s residence.
The SSP said that the arrested accused were produced before the court and taken on five days of police remand. They were being interrogated in detail, and further significant revelations and recoveries were expected during the investigation.
