CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a serious breakthrough amidst the continuing drive to make Punjab a protected and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Particular Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar and Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar, in two separate operations, busted weapons and narcotics smuggling modules with the arrest of six people and recovered 2.9 kg heroin and eight high-end pistols together with six reside cartridges from their possession, mentioned Director Normal of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Friday.
These arrested have been recognized as Inderpal Singh and Sikandarjit Singh, each residents of village Bhindi Aulakh in Amritsar; Joyful Singh alias Veerpal Singh, a resident of Kakkar in Amritsar; Sunil Masih and Rajan Masih, each residents of Mahal in Gurdaspur; and Pardeep Singh, a resident of Noorpur in Amritsar.
Other than recovering narcotics and weapons, police groups have additionally impounded their Hyundai Venue automobile (PB02FC2504) and Splendor bike (PB06BH3781), getting used for smuggling actions.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused have been concerned in cross-border smuggling and have been receiving consignments of weapons and narcotics by way of drones for additional distribution amongst prison components within the state. Additional investigation is underway to ascertain the ahead and backward linkages on this case to determine all individuals related to the cross-border community, he mentioned.
Sharing particulars of first operation, AIG Sukhminder Singh Mann mentioned that CI Amritsar groups had obtained a dependable enter that suspects Sunil and Rajan had obtained an enormous consignment of unlawful pistols and are anticipated to ship them to their affiliate Pardeep Singh within the space of village Nurpur in Amritsar. Appearing swiftly, police groups intercepted trio and recovered seven pistols from their possession, he mentioned.
In one other operation, the AIG mentioned that groups from SSOC Amritsar apprehended Inderpal, Sikanderjit and Joyful Singh after recovering 2.9 kg heroin and one pistol from their possession.
AIG Sukhminder Mann mentioned that complete investigations are at present underway to unearth the total scale of the community. Extra arrests and recoveries are doubtless in coming days, he added.
On this regard, two separate circumstances— FIR No. 53 dated 27-08-2026 beneath sections 25 and 25(8) of the Arms Act and sections 61(2) and 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act; and FIR no 52 dated 27.08.2026 beneath sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act, part 25 of the Arms Act and sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of the Bhartiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam— have been registered at Police Station SSOC Amritsar.
