Overview
- Officers recovered 12 sophisticated firearms, including two Austrian-made Glock pistols, along with magazines and live ammunition.
- Investigators say the network relied on encrypted apps, cross-state handlers and a covert pick-and-drop system to move weapons and evade detection.
- FIRs were registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, with further arrests and recoveries expected as the probe widens.
- Police allege the operatives were tasked with illegal arms trafficking, extortion and planned murders, and they cited a prior shop shooting in Ludhiana, an aborted attempt in Amritsar and a planned target in Gurugram.
- In a related case, Ferozepur Police seized 4.013 kg of heroin and arrested two suspects, with preliminary findings indicating the consignment was smuggled from Pakistan.