CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR:In a significant breakthrough amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a protected and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border and MP-based unlawful arms provide module with the arrest of three accused individuals and recovered six pistols from their possession, mentioned Director Common of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Monday.
These arrested have been recognized as Deepak Singh alias Deepu (22), a resident of Kashmir Avenue in Amritsar; Arun Kumar alias Sabu (26), a resident of Narayangarh in Amritsar; and Sukhjinder Singh alias Sukha (29), a resident of Rehana Jattan in Kapurthala. Recovered pistols embody one .30 bore PX5, three .32 bore and two .30 bore pistols together with seven reside cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused had been procuring unlawful weapons from Madhya Pradesh. Accused had been additionally involved with Pak-based smuggler by means of social media platforms, who had been facilitating provide of unlawful weapon by means of drones and coordinating distribution by means of native handlers, he mentioned, whereas including that the community was actively working within the Majha and Doaba areas.
The DGP mentioned that additional investigation is underway to ascertain ahead and backward linkages on this case to dismantle the whole community. Sharing operational particulars, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar mentioned that in a focused operation based mostly on secret data, police groups initially arrested Deepak alias Deepu and recovered one pistol from his possession, whereas one other two pistols had been recovered from a location pinpointed by him. On his disclosure, his two accomplices recognized as Arun alias Sabu and Sukhjinder alias Sukha had been additionally arrested and three pistols had been recovered from their possession, he mentioned.
The CP mentioned that preliminary investigation has additionally revealed that the accused had procured these unlawful weapons to execute a significant prison act, which has been efficiently averted on account of well timed police motion. Accused Deepak alias Deepu and Arun alias Sabu have a earlier prison involvement in instances pertaining to try to homicide, theft and different severe offences, he added.
On this regard, a case FIR No. 61 dated 04-04-2026 below part 25 of the Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Civil Strains in Amritsar.
