Chandigarh, Aug 7
In an intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police in Amritsar arrested four people involved in cross-border arms smuggling and recovered seven sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
Those arrested have been identified as Akashdeep Singh, alias Akash (20), of Daoke village in Amritsar, Ramanpreet Singh (23) of Bagha Kalan village in Amritsar, Pratap Singh (25) of Sur Singh village in Ferozepur and Sarbjit Singh, alias Babbal (25), of Debi Wala Bazaar in Amritsar.
The recovered pistols comprise two 9MM PX5, two 9MM Glock and three .30 bore pistols.
The accused were operating from border villages and further supplying arms to gangsters in the state.
The DGP said further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to further uncover the entire network and its linkages.
He said accused Akash resides close to the international border and he along with Raman used to receive consignments of arms from across the border, while, their associates Sarbjeet and Pratap were coordinating and handling the weapon supply operations.
With their arrest, a major criminal activity has been averted in the area, Bhullar said, adding more arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days.