Ludhiana, Oct. 5 -- Two men associated with gangster Harman Sandhu were arrested with a 9mm Glock pistol and 10 live cartridges near the Mini Secretariat late on Saturday. Police suspect the duo was involved in threatening businessmen and social media influencers to extort money at Sandhu's behest.

The accused have been identified as Rahul Kumar and Radhey Shyam Rawla, both residents of Rajasthan.

A motorcycle was also recovered from their possession, police said.

Sandhu, who police said lives abroad, is yet to be traced.

According to police, sub-inspector Sukhwinder Singh and a team were conducting patrols when they received a tip-off that the duo was carrying an illegal firearm and that they were waiting near an abandoned plot close...