CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a serious breakthrough amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a secure and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled six unlawful arms provide networks with the arrest of eight people and recovered 13 unlawful pistols together with 23 stay cartridges from their possession, mentioned Director Common of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Tuesday.
These arrested have been recognized as Gurdeep Singh alias Deep (24) and Dharminder Singh alias Bhinda (34), each residents of village Rangarh in Amritsar Rural; Amit (23), a resident of Guru Ki Wadali in Amritsar; Harpreet Singh alias Comfortable Niana (26), a resident of Narayangarh in Amritsar; Chamkaur Singh (30), a resident of village Waan Tara Singh in Tarn Taran; Karanpreet Singh (22), a resident of village Noordi in Tarn Taran; Gaurav (26), a resident of Katra Karam Singh in Amritsar; and Varun Kumar alias Vicky Gill (33), a resident of Bhai Manj Singh Highway in Amritsar.
The recovered pistols embrace two .30 bore Zigana (Made in Turkey), two .30 Bore (Made in China), one 9MM and eight .30 bore pistols. Aside from recovering pistols, police groups have additionally impounded their Activa scooter getting used for smuggling actions.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that preliminary investigation has revealed that arrested accused had been allegedly linked to foreign-based smugglers and had been procuring unlawful weapons for additional distribution and use in legal actions. Police have additionally established hyperlinks between the accused and different associates concerned within the unlawful arms provide community, he mentioned.
The DGP mentioned that additional investigation is underway to uncover the whole linkages on this case to determine different individuals concerned and dismantle the broader unlawful arms trafficking community.
Sharing operational particulars, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill mentioned that police groups arrested Gurdeep Singh alias Deep and Dharminder Singh alias Bhinda, recovering two pistols and 7 stay cartridges from his possession.
In three separate operations, he mentioned that police groups arrested accused individuals Amit, Harpreet alias Comfortable and Chamkaur Singh and recovered three pistols together with stay cartridges from every of their possessions.
In one other operation, the CP mentioned that the police crew throughout a routine naka checking, apprehended Karanpreet Singh and recovered one pistol together with six stay cartridges from his possession. The police crew additionally arrested Varun Kumar alias Vicky Gill and Gaurav and recovered one pistol together with 4 stay cartridges from their possession, he mentioned.
On this regard, six separate circumstances— FIR no. 213 dated 15.09.2026, FIR no. 215 dated 16.09.2026 and FIR no. 219 dated 19.09.2026 have been registered underneath part 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta; FIR no. 247 dated 23.08.2026 underneath part 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Gate Hakima; FIR No. 205 dated 21.09.2026 underneath sections 25(8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Sultanwind and FIR no. 164 dated 21.09.2026 underneath part 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station D-Division in Amritsar— have been registered.
