Amritsar: Counter Intelligence Busts Cross-Border Arms Module, Three Held With 10 Foreign-Made Pistols

Counter Intelligence, Amritsar has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module and apprehended three accused, recovering ten foreign-made sophisticated .30 bore pistols along with magazines, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. Police said preliminary investigation indicates the accused were allegedly in contact with a foreign-based handler facilitating illegal arms consignments for supply to criminal elements. A report credited to India Today said the three were intercepted near the Fatehgarh Shukarchak underpass on a motorcycle and that the weapons had allegedly been dropped by drone across the border.

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Amritsar: Counter Intelligence, Amritsar has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module, apprehending three accused and recovering ten foreign-made sophisticated .30 bore pistols along with magazines, Punjab Police announced on Tuesday in an official post. Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said the same day that Punjab Police had busted the module in Amritsar and arrested three accused, recovering the ten foreign-made pistols, according to an agency report carried by News89.

Source: Punjab Police (official post)

Police said preliminary investigation indicates the accused were allegedly in contact with a foreign-based handler, who was facilitating illegal arms consignments meant to be supplied further to criminal elements. The handler link and the intended onward supply are police allegations at this stage; further investigation is underway to establish the complete network and its backward and forward linkages, the DGP said.

Source: News89 (agency report)

A report credited to India Today identified the three arrested men as Daljit Singh, Gurjant Singh and Arshdeep Singh, from villages in Amritsar district, and said Counter Intelligence teams intercepted them near the Fatehgarh Shukarchak underpass while they were on a black motorcycle. According to that report, police say the weapons had been dropped by a drone across the border and were meant to be handed over to another group, and a case was registered on Tuesday under the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Awaaz Punjab is reporting these operational details as reported claims attributed to police, not as established facts.

Source: India Today (via Amritsar Speaker)

The bust is the third major arms recovery announced in Amritsar district in two days: Amritsar Rural Police on Tuesday announced seven arrests with 14 pistols and 20.130 kg heroin, and Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Monday announced four arrests, including two juveniles, with 16 pistols. Police have not said that the three operations are linked, and Awaaz Punjab is not treating them as the same network.

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