The Police said the arrested accused has involvement in the targeted killing of Pardeep Singh persons outside his shop in Kotkapura on November 10 last year.
The suspects attacked Punjab police off-road border checkpoint and killed police officer Mazar and a passer-by. Another policeman, Ramzan, was injured due to the attack, according to sources, Dawn newspaper reported.
Punjab Police will revive the Village Defence Committees (VDCs) across the state, especially in border districts, said Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Punjab Police (DGP).
In order to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Monday addressed a virtual meeting to review the ground-level law and order situation in the state.
"As per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, strict action will be taken against those buying or selling Chinese kite flying string. Say No to Chinese 'Dor'," read the advisory, tweeted by Punjab Police.
In a massive crackdown on the alleged gangster-terrorist nexus in the state, the Punjab Police on Saturday launched massive raids on suspected hideouts of persons linked with gangster-turned-terrorist Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla.
Punjab police have arrested an Army personnel and his aide in connection with the possession of heroin weighing 31.02Kg, the police official said on Saturday.
With the arrest of two people from Punjab, the police have successfully managed to bust a trans-border smuggling network, wherein the accused were in "contact" with a Pakistan-based drug smuggler, the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.