Gurlal Brar Murder: ‘Bambiha group wanted to avenge Lavi Deora’s murder’

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 12

The Davinder Bambiha group wanted to take revenge for Lavi Deora’s murder from the Lawrence Bishnoi group following which Gurlal Brar was gunned down by assailants outside a mall in the Industrial Area, revealed the interrogation of gangster Dilpreet Singh, alias Baba.

Deora was killed in July 2017 at Kotkapura, allegedly by members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Baba revealed the names of two shooters, Neeraj, alias Chaska, and Mani, alias Maan, both residents of Jaito in Faridkot, who had shot Brar.

Baba was brought on a production warrant from the Sangrur jail to interrogate his role in the Brar murder case. Baba was confronted with Sukhpreet Singh, alias Budda, who was also brought on a production warrant to probe his role in the Surjit murder case that was reported earlier this year in Sector 38 (West).

The police said during confrontation, Budda also corroborated the version of Baba that Gurlal Brar was shot dead by Neeraj and Mani, on the directions of Gaurav Patial, alias Lucky, and Vinay Deora, who are members the Bambiha group.

“The gangsters have revealed that Lavi Deora, younger brother of Vinay Deora, was allegedly shot dead by members of the Lawrence group. They claimed that Gurlal Brar was one of the suspects. However, he was not arrested by the Punjab Police following which they took the revenge by killing Brar,” said a police official.

During Baba’s interrogation, the police managed to recover three weapons on his disclosure. “Two .32 bore pistols and a country-made pistol were recovered from near a nullah in the Industrial Area following which another case under the Arms Act has been registered against him,” said DSP (East) Gurmukh Singh.

The police said Baba, before getting arrested in 2018, had bought a large consignment of arms and ammunition from Madhya Pradesh to take revenge from the Bishnoi gang.

According to the police, both Bambiha group and Bishnoi gang were operating an extortion racket in the tricity. “The Bishnoi gang wanted to operate alone, which had further deepened the enmity between the two gangs, which is another reason behind the attack on members of the Bishnoi gang, including Brar,” the police added.

Baba had over 50 cases against him

Over 50 cases of murder, attempt to murder and other heinous offences were registered against Dilpreet Singh, alias Baba, in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh.