Amritsar, Dec. 2 -- The Amritsar police commissionerate busted a Pakistan-linked cross-border arms' smuggling module with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered seven sophisticated pistols- three PX5 and four .30 bore pistols- from their possession, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

Those arrested have been identified as Balwinder Singh, 32, a resident of Bhindi Nain village in Amritsar and Jugraj Singh alias Jagga, 29, a resident of Mulla Behram village in Amritsar. The latter has a criminal background with cases pertaining to murder, Arms act and NDPS Act registered against him.

Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of Pakis...