JAMMU: Eleven persons, including two juveniles, were held for the daylight murder of Gataru gang kingpin Sumit Jandyal who was killed over a rivalry with another gang, police said on Wednesday.
The main conspirator who orchestrated the crime from outside India has also been identified and efforts are on to deport him, they added.
Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Joginder Singh told reporters here several rounds were fired at Jandyal while he was in an SUV near Jewel Chowk on January 21.
The assailants left the car they were in and fled in a scooter they snatched, the SSP said. A police team immediately shifted Jandyal to GMC Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, he said.
The main accused were among those who were arrested. The arrests include shooters, conspirators, co-accused and those who harboured the criminals, the SSP said.
“Based on human and technical intelligence, as well as CCTV footage analysis, the assailants were identified,” the SSP said.
Given the gravity of the crime, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted, he added.
The SIT rounded up around 30 suspects and conducted raids in Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.
Jandyal killed over gang rivalry: Police
