Patiala, December 15 ,2016 (G S Pannu)
A team of Special Cell, Delhi Police led by Inspector Shiv Kumar and accompanied by Insp. Bikramjit Singh Brar, Incharge, Crime Intelligence Agency (CIA), Patiala, Punjab under the supervision of ACP Satyavir Singh has arrested Chanpreet Singh Aka Channa S/O Bagicha Singh R/O Village Gardiwala, Tehsil- Dasuya, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab along with two other persons namely Harjot Singh Aka Jot S/O Late Birender Singh R/O Dallewal, PS – Haryana, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab and Ranjit Singh Kalkat S/O Avtar Singh R/O H. No. 419, 3rd Floor, Prakash Mohalla, East of Kailash, New Delhi, from Lajpat Nagar area when they were planning to flee to Punjab. Three sophisticated semi automatic pistols along with 17 live cartridges of 7.65 mm have been recovered from them. Chanpreet Singh aka Channa is one of the main accused of sensational Nabha Jail break. He along with others entered the jail premises, snatched the gun (SLR) of guard and opened indiscriminate fire to give a cover to the jail inmates to escape.
INCIDENT :-
On 27.11.2016, at about 9 AM, fourteen armed men including Chanpreet Singh Aka Channa, Palwinder Singh Aka Penda, Manpreet Shekhon Aka Manni, Harry, Bikkar stormed the Nabha jail (In four cars i.e. Toyota Fortuner, Honda City, Hyundai I20 and Hyundai Verna) and opened indiscriminate firing. They eventually helped the six inmates escape from the prison. Apart from Harminder Singh Aka Mintu, the chief of KLF and Kashmeer Singh, four gangsters (1) Gurpreet Singh Shekhon, (2) Harjinder Singh Aka Vicky Gonder, (3) Kulpreet Singh Aka Deol Aka Nita and (4) Amandeep Singh Aka Dhotian also escaped. The aforesaid criminals also snatched and took away two SLRs from the guards of the Prison. Chanpreet Aka Channa played the role of hitman in the whole episode. He snatched weapons from the Jail Sentry and assisted all the six inmates to flee.
OPERATION :-
A team of Special Cell/Southern Range arrested Harminder Singh Aka Mintu, chief of terrorist organization KLF who escaped from Nabha jail along with five other inmates November 28, 2016. His custodial interrogation revealed that some of the escapees and the criminals involved in the said incident, could take shelter in Delhi. Therefore, a number of sources were deployed and assigned the task to track their movements. Recently, some specific inputs were received from the source that some of the criminals involved in Nabha jail break, have taken shelter with their acquaintance in Lajpat Nagar area. Meanwhile, Punjab police also had similar inputs. Therefore, a team of Punjab police headed by Inspr. Bikramjit Singh of CIA/Patiala also joined the team of Inspr. Shiv Kumar of Special Cell/Southern Range. Both the teams shared the inputs and jointly made concerted efforts to track the said criminals in Lajpat Nagar area.
On 14.12.2016, the teams got a specific input about the movements of two criminals involved in jail break and their harbourer, while they were planning to leave Delhi to a safe shelter in Punjab. In the late evening, the above said three persons were intercepted at Lajpat Nagar- IV, near Moolchand flyover, at the instance of one of the source. As soon as the police teams surrounded them, they whipped out their loaded pistols but were overpowered by the teams before they could open fire. Three sophisticated semi automatic pistols alongwith 17 live cartridges have been recovered from their possession. A case vide FIR No. 69/16 u/s 186/353/34 IPC and 25/27 Arms Act is registered at police station Special Cell.
INTERROGATION
Chanpreet Singh Aka Channa and Harjot Aka Jot admitted that they have participated and played active role in getting six jail inmates escaped from Nabha jail, Punjab. After the escape, they fled to Chandigarh and remained there for a night. On coming to know that Palwinder Singh Aka Penda, one of their accomplice in jail break was caught by UP police in Shamli the same day, they shifted to Delhi and took shelter in the area of Lajpat Nagar – IV. The shelter was provided by one Ranjit Singh Kalkat, in a rented flat in Lajpat Nagar.
Chanpreet Aka Channa further disclosed that he alongwith some of his associates of the Nabha jail break, had also committed a dacoity in the house of a businessman in Ludhiana in the month of September 2016, posing as CBI officers in order to arrange funds for the jail break. After getting entry into the house as CBI officers, they overpowered the inmates of the house at gun point, tied their hands and locked them in a bathroom and decamped with 2.5 kg gold jewellery and cash Rs. 10 lacs. A case vide FIR No. 165/16 u/s 395/392/342 IPC and 25 Arms Act was registered at police station Model Town, Ludhiana. The money so looted was spent in buying weapons and to fund the entire operation of the jail break. Chanpreet aka Channa was earlier involved in six cases of murder, attempt to murder, Arms Act etc. and he was released on bail from jail in a murder case in August 2016.
PROFILE OF CHANPREET SINGH AKA CHANNA
He was born in Village Gardiwal of Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab in November 1988. His father was a farmer. While he was in 12th standard, he went to jail in an Arms Act case in a quarrel with his neighbour in the year 2011. After coming out from jail he assaulted and attempted to kill his neighbor and was again arrested. After coming out from jail in the year 2013, he alongwith his cousin Pradeep brutally murdered one of the top gangsters of Punjab namely Nishan Singh Aka Shanna in open daylight. After committing this murder of gangster, name of Channa figured in the top gangsters of Punjab and nearby States. In the Ropar jail he met another gangster of Punjab namely Vicky Gonder who planned Nabha jail break with his associates Palwinder Singh Aka Penda and others.
PROFILE OF HARJOT AKA JOT
He was born in the year 1989 at Village Dallewal, PS- Haryana, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab. His father was in Indian Army. He was brought up by his Maternal uncle as his parents had expired when he was of a young age. His elder brother is a truck driver. He left his studies after 8th class and started working as helper on trucks. At the age of 18, he started driving local taxis in Hoshiarpur. His elder brother Amanjeet Singh is a friend of Chanpreet Singh Aka Channa. He is one of the conspirators in the jail break. After coming out from the jail, Channa started living with Harjot and post jail break, Channa contacted him and he helped Channa by providing him shelter.
PROFILE OF RANJEET SINGH KALKAT
He was born in the year 1991 at Village Darapur, Tehsil – Dasuya, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He has studied upto 12th class and shifted to Delhi and started working as a taxi driver with his maternal grandfather. He took a rented accommodation in Old double Storey, Lajpat Nagar- IV, Delhi. After the jail break, Channa contacted him to provide shelter which he willingly did and also provided other logistic support. Further investigation is in progress.