Ludhiana, Sept. 24 -- Jagraon CIA staff arrested a suspected aide of gangster Goldy Dhillon with a foreign-made .30-bore zigana pistol and cartridges after receiving information about a planned attack on a businessman in Patiala district, police said. The accused was arrested before the attack could take place.

The accused, identified as Aniket, a resident of Sector 25, Chandigarh, was arrested from an area under Jagraon Sadar police station following a tip-off. The CIA team was led by its in-charge, inspector Amritpal Singh.

Ludhiana Rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ankur Gupta said, "Aniket was planning the attack on Dhillon's instructions and was promised Rs.30,000 for carrying it out. We received information about the pla...