JAMMU, Sept 23: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Jammu has arrested three alleged members of the Khauf gang, including a man wanted in connection with 13 FIRs, police said on Wednesday.
The main accused, Karanjit Singh alias "Gugga", son of Arjun Singh and a resident of Dablehar in R S Pura, was apprehended from Delhi during an operation conducted by the SOG, police said.
Singh is an accused in the Gataroo murder case and has also been named in several other cases involving alleged attempt to murder, assault, rioting, criminal intimidation and possession of illegal weapons, officials said.
Police said Singh had earlier escaped from the R S Pura Observation Home along with two Pakistani inmates. During the escape, police personnel on duty were allegedly assaulted and injured in firing inside the observation home.
A case, FIR No. 39/2026, was subsequently registered at R S Pura police station, they said.
During the same operation, SOG personnel also arrested two alleged associates of the gang from Delhi.
The arrested persons have been identified as Naresh Kumar alias "Major", son of Kamal Kumar and a resident of Arnia, and Rahul Kumar alias "Sundi", son of Bishan Dass and a resident of Makhanpur in Bishnah.
According to police, Naresh Kumar is allegedly associated with the gang and has been involved in cases related to violent assault, rioting and illegal possession of weapons. He is also stated to be a close associate of absconder Sunil Kumar alias "Gokul".
Rahul Kumar is allegedly involved in a case concerning the smuggling of narcotics into jail premises and has been booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Prisons Act, police said.
The arrests are part of an ongoing operation by Jammu Police and the SOG to trace absconders and investigate the activities of organised criminal networks.
Further investigation is underway, and police said more arrests may follow based on evidence emerging during the probe.
