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, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has busted an unlawful arms provide community with the arrest of three accused individuals, and recovered two AK-47 rifles together with three magazines and 50 dwell cartridges from their possession, stated Director Basic of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Thursday.
These arrested have been recognized as Gurmukh Singh (27), a resident of village Chattiwind in Amritsar Rural; Parasdeep Singh (26), a resident of Bhai Manjh Highway in Amritsar; and Gurjant Singh (24), a resident of village Jaur Singh Wala in Tarn Taran.
DGP Gaurav Yadav stated that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused have been involved with a foreign-based arms smuggler and have been concerned in supplying unlawful arms to legal components within the area.
The DGP stated that additional investigation is underway to ascertain from side to side linkages on this case to establish different individuals concerned on this module, in addition to, verifying the foreign-based smuggling connection, and uncover the broader unlawful arms provide community.
Sharing operational particulars, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill stated that performing on particular intelligence enter, police arrested two suspects, recognized as Gurmukh Singh and Parasdeep Singh, and recovered two AK-47 rifles together with three magazines and 50 dwell cartridges from their possession.
Throughout additional investigation, the arrested accused disclosed that the unlawful arms had been procured by way of Gurjant Singh, stated the CP, whereas including that primarily based on their disclosure, Gurjant Singh was nominated within the case and subsequently arrested by the police.
On this regard, a case FIR No. 205 dated 05.09.2026 underneath sections 111 and 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 25(6,7,8) of the Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Chheharta in Amritsar.
