Overview

• The Anti-Gangster Task Force arrested Gurpreet Singh after a brief exchange of fire in Ludhiana Rural, with the accused injured and admitted to Jagraon civil hospital.
• Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav identified him as a key associate of foreign-based fugitive gangsters Doni Bal and Munn Ghanshampuria.
• Police said he was wanted in the August 23 killing of social-media influencer Kartik Baggan in Ludhiana, and that this marks the fourth arrest in the case.
• Officers recovered a pistol and four live cartridges from the accused during the operation, according to official statements.
• Preliminary findings note a prior January 2025 arrest in Mohali for two illegal foreign-made pistols, and investigators are probing police claims that foreign handlers had tasked him with further attacks that were prevented by the arrest.