Chandigarh, Nov 10 — In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled two separate illegal arms supply networks in the state with the arrest of six people and recovered 14 sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Bobby Singh and Ravinder Singh, alias Manna, both residents of Talwandi Shoba Singh village in Tarn Taran; Gurpreet Singh, alias Preet, Kamal, and Ajay Singh, alias Kaka, all residents of Amritsar; and Swaran Singh, a resident of Panchkula in Haryana.
The recovered pistols include one .30 bore TISAS Zigana, one .30 bore Zigana Eagle, one .30 bore (made in China), two 9mm pistols, seven .30 bore pistols, and two .32 bore pistols.
DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers through social media platforms, who facilitated the supply of illegal weapons through drone-based consignments.
The accused allegedly collected these consignments and further supplied the weapons to individuals involved in criminal activities, he said.
The DGP said further investigation is underway to identify other associates to dismantle the wider illegal arms supply networks.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (Amritsar), Harmanbir Singh Gill, said that in the first operation police teams acting on inputs arrested five accused, Bobby Singh, Ravinder, Gurpreet, Kamal, and Ajay, and recovered six illegal pistols from their possession.
He said in the second operation, police acted on specific information and apprehended Swaran Singh, recovering eight illegal pistols from his possession.
In this regard, two separate cases, First Information Report (FIR) No. 272 dated November 2 under Sections 25 (6,7 and 8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta and FIR No. 207 dated November 8 under Sections 25 (6,7 and 8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Civil Lines were registered.