Three arrested after interstate arms smuggling gang busted in Amritsar
Oct 22, 2023
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 22 : Punjab Police have busted an Interstate Arms smuggling gang with the arrest of its three members from the area of Fatehgarh Churrian in Batala, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.
Those arrested have been identified as Anmol Singh of village Thetharke, Karandeep Masih of village Gurchak and Jagroop Singh of Shahpur Jajan, officials said.
Police teams have also recovered 11 pistols, along with magazines and 15 live cartridges, Rs 2 lakhs cash and one Motorcycle.
A case under section 25 of the Arms Act, and other sections of the IPC and Money Laundering Act have been registered at a police station in Amritsar.
Amidst the ongoing campaign to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Police teams from the Amritsar Counter Intelligence wing launched a special operation and apprehended three accused persons from the area of Fatehgarh Churrian in Batala when they were travelling on their motorcycle, said Police.
"During questioning, the arrested accused persons have disclosed that they were receiving money through 'Hawala' from their USA-based accomplices to buy arms and ammunition from Madhya Pradesh," DGP Gaurav Yadav said while adding that Police teams are putting all efforts to unearth the whole network and identifying the complete procurement and supply chain across to bust the network.
The USA-based accomplices have been identified as Kirandeep Singh Randhawa, a native of village Gurchak in Batala and Jarmanjit Singh, a native of Naurangabad in Tarn Taran.
Preliminary investigations have also revealed that the gang was hatching a conspiracy to target their rival gang members.
