India, Feb. 4 -- AMRITSAR

Police have dismantled an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of three operatives and the recovery of seven sophisticated pistols, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Resham Singh alias Ghulla (30), a resident of Daleri village in Tarn Taran; Sumit alias Sachin (28), a resident of Gumanpura in Amritsar; and Vishal Kumar (22), of Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran.

The recovered weapons include three 9mm Glock pistols, one 9mm Beretta pistol made in Italy, one 9mm Zigana pistol made in Turkey, one 9mm PX5 Glock pistol made in Turkey and one .30 bore pistol.

In a release, DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation revealed that the acc...