Mohali, March 27 -- Days after Zirakpur police nabbed Ludhiana-based gangster Lovish Grover, alias Lovi, and his accomplice Gurpreet Singh, the police have uncovered a cross-border arms and drug smuggling nexus. Investigations reveal that Grover allegedly procured arms and drugs from Pakistan through Amritsar.

A police team led by station house officer (SHO) Jaskanwal Singh Sekhon apprehended Grover at Flat 12C, Shiva Enclave, Singhpura, after a brief encounter on March 21. When police knocked on his door, Grover fired three rounds from his pistol. In retaliatory firing, he sustained a leg injury before being taken into custody.

The police recovered a .30mm pistol with four live cartridges, a Glock 9 mm pistol with two live cartridges, ...