Wanted criminal who operated extortion rackets in Punjab, Haryana, arrested

The Punjab Police has arrested gangster Ankit Rana who operated extortion rackets in Punjab and Haryana, a top official said on Saturday.

Rana, who was wanted in many other criminal cases, was nabbed by the Punjab Police's Anti Gangster Task Force.

"In a major breakthrough, #AGTF Punjab, in coordination with @sasnagarpolice has arrested Gangster Ankit Rana, wanted for Baltana Encounter Case & many other criminal cases.

"Ankit is one of the main Kingpins of extortion rackets in #Punjab-#Haryana,” said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav in a tweet.

He said the Punjab Police is committed to make the state crime-free according to the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.