150 parties of Punjab Police, involving at least 500 Police Personnel, carried out raids at 264 hideouts linked with the gangsters and also checked 229 persons. The operation was planned after the questioning of several gang members arrested in the state, the police informed.
In a report titled "Operation PAAP" by Times Now Bavbharat, it is claimed that AAP MLA Naresh Balyan and gangster Sangwan talked about extortion of two businessmen in the audio.
Earlier this month, the Samra brothers were named as respondents in another civil forfeiture case, in which the government sought that a Richmond residence be forfeited to the government since it was allegedly purchased using criminal proceeds.