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Gangster Deepak Tinu involved in Sidhu Moosewala's killing escapes from Mansa CIA custody

October 02, 2022 05:26 PM

Chandigarh: Deepak Tinu, a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, held for his alleged involvement in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's killing escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigations Agency (CIA), Mansa, official sources said on Sunday.

 

Tinu was chargesheeted in the Moosewala murder case. He escaped the CIA custody around 11 pm on Saturday when he was brought on a production warrant from Goindwal Sahib jail in another case by the police, the sources said.

 

They said both Tinu and gangster Sampat Nehra are close aides of Bishnoi, also an accused in the murder case of the Punjabi singer.

 

DGP Gaurav Yadav said a team of the Ànti-Gangster Task Force led by AIG Gurmeet Chauhan has been rushed to Mansa.

The DGP also tweeted that a FIR has been registered against errant police official on escape of Deepak Tinu from custody in Mansa. CIA Incharge has been apprehended and suspended. He is also being dismissed from service under Article 311. The DGP stated that no laxity will be tolerated. Police teams have fanned out and operation for re-arresting accused launched he said.

Opposition parties slammed the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government over the incident.

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