Police said gangster Arju Bishnoi's father Dalip Kumar was arrested in Ravla, Shri Ganganagar on illegal weapons supply charges. He was seized as he arrived in Ravla from Rajavali village in the Abohar area of Punjab on Friday evening and presented before the magistrate on Saturday
According to police, on 13 October a team comprising Ravla police in‑charge Balwant Kumar, border DST in‑charge Lalbahadur and Constable Gopiram raided a house in Ward 11 of Ravla Mandi. The search yielded two illegal pistols and 43 cartridges, which were in the possession of Vishnu Kumar (alias Ninja), Dilpreet Singh (alias DK) and Sudhir Kumar (alias Dheeru)
During interrogation the accused said the weapons had been brought by Dalip Kumar, making him an accused in the case
Investigation direction
Second police in‑charge Girdhari Singh of Ravla police station is leading the investigation. A special team formed by SP Harishankar Yadav is probing the weapons‑supply network and the accused’s contacts
The special team said it is also examining contacts linked to gangster Arju Bishnoi, including Kartik Jakhad, a DOL resident of Ravla, and the routes used to bring weapons from Punjab to Ravla
Earlier police had arrested five henchmen of Arju Bishnoi and Kartik Jakhad, and those arrests are now being linked to the seized weapons as part of a wider gang‑network probe
- Dalip Kumar (father, accused)
- Vishnu Kumar (alias Ninja)
- Dilpreet Singh (alias DK)
- Sudhir Kumar (alias Dheeru)
- Kartik Jakhad (Ravla DOL resident)