accused of the petitioner had formed a gang and use to commit robbery of vehicles on highways and link roads at gun point. They also use to commit dacoities and fix forged number plates on the robbed vehicles to use the same in dacoities. They also demand ransom from the wealthy people by extending threats to them on phone. Some arm dealers were also associated with them. They supply heroin in large-scale in different cities of Punjab and have links with people of border area and outside the border area. The said gang had made secret hideouts in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttrakhand and Delhi. They have also committed murder of one Gagi in the area of Rampura Phool, Bathinda. If immediate raid is carried out, the aforesaid persons can be apprehended with ransom money, robbed vehicles, arms, heroin and intoxicant substance. Thereafter, on 28.07.2018, investigating officer again received secret information that petitioner and his co-accused, namely, Aman Kumar alias Amna, Rajat Kumar alias Safi, Sukha alias Vicky, Yadwinder Singh and Karan Mangla alias Karan, having illegal arms and ammunition and intoxicant substance in huge quantity were making preparations to commit some crime and were travelling in Scorpio vehicle with forged No.PB-11-CD-1125 in the area of Ambala. On receipt of above secret information, he laid barrier and apprehended aforesaid persons. From Aman alias Amna one illicit pistol 30 bore along with four live cartridges and one revolver 32 bore along with six live cartridges and ten live cartridges were recovered. From further search of Aman alias Amna 500 gram intoxicant powder was also recovered. From Rajat Kumar one pistol 32 bore along with five live cartridges was recovered. From
