Gangster shot dead in broad daylight by rival gang
Jammu, Jan 21: The broad daylight murder of a 37-year-old gangster at the bustling Jewel Chowk has spotlighted the alarming rise in criminal activities in the city’s core. Sumit Jandiyal, alias Gataru, a notorious gang leader, was shot dead by three armed assailants, exposing the growing boldness of organized crime and raising urgent questions about public safety and law enforcement in the region.
Officials said that the three youths intercepted an SUV and fired four rounds at Sumit Jandiyal at Jewel Chowk.
The critically injured Jandiyal was taken to Government Medical College hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, police said, adding the assailants commandeered a two-wheeler at gunpoint and fled.
Jandiyal alias Gataru is reported to be the kingpin of the Gataru gang and was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) last year. He survived an assassination attempt in 2017.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain said, “It is a gang war. He (Jandiyal) belonged to the Gataru gang of Vijaypur. Members of a rival gang fired on him. It is not a terrorist incident, but a case of gang rivalry.”
He said a special investigation team has been formed to nab the assailants
Those involved in the shooting have been identified and police teams are actively pursuing them, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Shiv Kumar Sharma said.
