Muktsar, June 9 -- The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Muktsar police, have arrested three criminals and seized illegal arms and narcotics from their possession, director general of police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Gaurav Kumar alias Billa, Vikasdeep Singh, and Lovepreet Singh, all residents of Muktsar. The police have recovered two .32 bore pistols, 10 live cartridges, and 174 grams of heroin from their possession.

DGP Yadav said that the accused were wanted in multiple criminal cases involving serious offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act. "Gaurav alias Billa was a fugitive in a case registered at police station city Malout, ...