Overview

• Punjab Police arrested Gurwinder Singh in Ludhiana, seizing five pistols in a US-linked weapon-smuggling operation directed by handlers Gurlal Singh and Vipul Sharma.
• Gurwinder Singh, brother-in-law of US-based drug smuggler Hardeep Singh, was intercepted en route to deliver a weapons consignment in Punjab.
• In Tarn Taran, police apprehended Sukhdev Singh and Swarn Kumar after an encounter, recovering two pistols and seven cartridges; Sukhdev was injured in retaliatory fire.
• Both modules highlight cross-border criminal networks, with handlers operating from the US and Pakistan, leveraging local operatives for smuggling operations.
• Authorities are continuing investigations to map the full extent of these networks, with further arrests and recoveries anticipated.