Meerut, March 6 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police has arrested two accused involved in trafficking firearms from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh.

The operation, conducted by the STF field unit in Meerut, led to the arrest of Gurvinder Jeet Singh and Sejhpal Singh, both residents of Punjab. Bills and gun licences linked to illegal transactions were recovered from the two, said superintendent of police (SP), STF Meerut unit, Brijesh Kumar Singh.

The STF had been tracking the activities of organised arms traffickers operating in western Uttar Pradesh. The investigation was intensified following the arrest of Rohan, a resident of Baghpat, on November 23, 2024. Then, the authorities had seized five SBBL (12 bore) guns, 12 DBBL ...