Overview

• Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested six operatives and recovered 4.03 kg of heroin with two pistols, including a Glock 9mm and a .30 bore.
• Amritsar rural police separately arrested Jobanpreet Singh near Khasa and seized 6 kg of heroin along with a motorcycle and a mobile phone.
• DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary findings point to contact with a Pakistan-based handler identified as Shah via social media and drone-facilitated consignments.
• An FIR in the Commissionerate case was registered at Gate Islamabad police station, and investigators are tracing both forward and backward linkages.
• Officials said a related financial probe recently uncovered a hawala network with Rs 2.05 crore recovered as part of efforts to disrupt funding channels.