Chandigarh, Nov 22 || Punjab Police have arrested two members of the Landa gang after an intense shootout in Jalandhar on Friday.
Nearly 50 shots were fired from both sides, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.
Two police officials and gangsters were injured in the shootout. They gangsters were involved in multiple heinous crimes, including extortion, in many districts of Punjab, he said.
Seven weapons and multiple cartridges were recovered.
Earlier, the police had dismantled two criminal gangs, including a UK-based extortion syndicate, and arrested 10 hardcore criminals after recovering seven pistols along with 18 cartridges and 10 magazines from their possession.
Their preliminary investigations revealed the syndicate's complex cross-border operations, with key figures in the UK, Greece and Manila directing extortion and shootings in Punjab. Additionally, Jalandhar Rural Police have also uncovered a weapon procurement network operating from Madhya Pradesh.
"With busting of two modules, Punjab Police have successfully traced at least 14 cases of extortion and shootings, significantly disrupting foreign-backed crime in the state," Yadav had said in a statement.