Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force and Moga Police in an operation supported by Bihar Police and the central agencies cracked the Moga jeweller's killing case after arresting three accused from Bihar and one from Maharashtra.

According to a statement issued by Punjab police here on Sunday, five unknown persons had shot dead a jewellery shop owner identified as Parminder Singh and looted gold ornaments from his shop 'Asia Jewellers' in Moga on June 12.

Assailants had also snatched and taken away the licensed revolver of the deceased before fleeing from the spot.

Punjab's Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said three accused persons identified as Rajwinder Singh alias Manga alias Raju of Moga, Rajvir Singh alias Avinash Singh of Bihar and Varun Jazzi alias Vanu of Jalandhar have been arrested from Patna in Bihar, while, the fourth accused identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi of Amritsar has been arrested from district Nanded in Maharashtra.

The police teams have also recovered the two pistols — including one .315 bore (country-made) and one .32 bore along with live cartridges — used by the accused to commit the crime, he said, adding that the licensed .32 bore revolver belonging to the deceased has also been recovered from the possession of accused persons.

The DGP said preliminary investigations have revealed that all the accused persons are history-sheeters and criminal cases pertaining to dacoity, theft, Arms Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been registered against them in the states of Punjab and Bihar.

The accused Rajvir had earlier fled from police custody during a court appearance in Jalandhar court and was absconding since, he added in a statement.

The DGP said the police have also pinned down the fifth accused identified as Golu of Patna, Bihar and several police teams are on a manhunt to nab him.

Soon, the absconding accused person will be behind bars, he added.

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