Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Chandigarh Police Operations Cell has arrested five criminals associated with an interstate network of gangsters, drug peddlers and illegal arms suppliers active in the tri-city region. The police have recovered 190 grams of heroin, Rs.4,90,000 in drug money, three pistols, two live cartridges and three vehicles, including a Toyota Fortuner, a Volkswagen Vento, and a motorcycle, from their possession.

Geetanjali Khandelwal, superintendent of police operation cell, said three of the arrested accused are directly linked to Lawrence Bishnoi, Raju Basodi and Vakant Garg gangs.

On March 7, a team from the operations cell set up a checkpoint near a school in Sector 48 and apprehended Narinder Kumar alias Aman, 27, ...