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Punjab Police Dismantles BKI Terror Cell, Arms and Drug Smuggling Rings

The raids exposed sleeper cells managed by UK/Pakistan handlers using drones to ship sophisticated firearms

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Overview

  • Onkar Singh, a local operative linked to Babbar Khalsa International, was arrested in Amritsar as police seized six pistols including four 9 mm Glocks and two .30-bore weapons delivered by drone.
  • Investigators traced the terror module’s direction to UK-based handler Dharam Singh alias Dharma Sandhu and Pakistan-connected associate Harvinder Singh alias Rinda.
  • Amritsar Rural Police cracked an international arms ring tied to Italy-based Gurpreet Singh alias Gopy, detaining four operatives and recovering nine illegal firearms.
  • A narco-hawala network led by jailed gangster Arshdeep was dismantled with six arrests and the seizure of 4.526 kg of heroin plus ₹8.7 lakh in cash.
  • Cases under the Arms Act and NDPS Act have been filed as authorities pursue the mapping of cross-border routes and foreign facilitators.