Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) A notorious criminal known as ‘Whisky’ and who was once linked terrorist groups has been arrested in a Punjab town,
The Chandigarh Police Saturday said they arrested Davinder Singh alias Whisky from Khanna town Friday evening. He was being tracked for two weeks.

Whisky had last month murdered a city-based financier inside his office in a busy market of Chandigarh.

“Many cases ranging from murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and cheating are pending against Whisky in various police stations of Punjab and Chandigarh,” a police officer said.

“He played a major role in supporting terrorism in Punjab. We suspect he still has links with similar outfits of other states. He is a notorious criminal and had lived at various places with forged identities. We hope to solve many pending cases after interrogating him,” the officer added.

Chandigarh Police had announced a cash reward of Rs.50,000 for anybody providing information about Whisky’s whereabouts. That led to his fall.