Overview

• Anti-Gangster Task Force teams acting on a tip tracked and apprehended two most-wanted gang operatives near Shambhu on the Patiala-Ambala highway during an early-morning operation on August 14
• The suspects were identified as Akshay Delu and Ankit Bishnoi alias Kakkar, residents of Khairpur village in Fazilka’s Abohar, each facing over 15 heinous crime cases across Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat
• Police seized a Glock 9mm pistol and six live cartridges, leading to the registration of FIR No. 6 at the SAS Nagar state crime station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act
• Preliminary inquiries indicate the duo fled to Nepal after committing a murder and returned under the direction of foreign-based handlers named Anmol Bishnoi and Arzoo Bishnoi
• Interrogations and follow-up probes are ongoing to map the gang’s transnational network, trace handler directives and prevent any planned sensational crimes