Overview
- Amritsar police said Wednesday they broke up a cross-border arms ring, arresting three adults and a juvenile and seizing seven pistols and 12 live cartridges.
- The initial raid caught three suspects with six pistols, and teams detained a 16-year-old the next day with one more weapon.
- Police named Gurwinder Singh, Jobanbir Singh, and Lovepreet Singh, and said two have past narcotics cases while the juvenile had an earlier Arms Act case.
- DGP Gaurav Yadav listed the haul as two .30-bore PX5 Storms, other .30-bore pistols made in Italy and China, and a 9 mm made in Austria, and police impounded a motorcycle.
- Officers said the cell took instructions over social media to pick up drone drops in the Attari sector near Bhaini and Neshta, and an Arms Act case at Chheharta station now anchors a wider probe into Pakistan-based handlers.