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Punjab Police Arrest Four in Amritsar Smuggling Bust, Seize Seven Sophisticated Pistols

Investigators now seek to trace the network’s cross-border links to disrupt further arms flow

Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested four persons involved in cross-border arms smuggling and recovered seven pistols (including PX5 9mm, Glock 9mm and .30-bore), on Thursday. (Sourced)
The arrested accused persons were operating from border villages and further supplying arms to gangsters in the state
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Overview

  • In an intelligence-led operation on August 7, Punjab Police apprehended Akashdeep Singh, Ramanpreet Singh, Pratap Singh and Sarbjit Singh in Amritsar
  • Officers recovered seven high-grade pistols from the suspects, including two 9MM PX5s, two 9MM Glocks and three .30 bore handguns
  • The accused allegedly received weapon consignments near India-Pakistan border villages and supplied arms to local gangsters
  • Punjab Police credited precise intelligence inputs for the operation, which took place during heightened security ahead of Independence Day
  • Authorities have launched broader investigations to map forward and backward linkages with Pakistan-based handlers and expect further arrests