India, Sept. 18 -- The pistols used in the dramatic shooting outside Bollywood actor Disha Patani's home in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on September 12 were smuggled into India from Pakistan, investigators revealed, adding a cross-border dimension to the attack.

According to an India Today report, police recovered Turkish-made Zigana pistols and Austrian Glock pistols from the two shooters, Arun and Ravindra, who were involved in the attack.

The same model of Zigana pistol has previously been used in high-profile assassinations, including those of gangster Atiq Ahmed and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, the publication further reported.

The weapons were traced to smuggling routes originating in Pakistan, where the Zigana pistols are often ...