Amritsar police arrest six, 5 pistols recovered
AMRITSAR, Dec. 9 -- Amritsar police on Monday dismantled a Pakistan-operated cross-border arms smuggling module with the arrest of its six operatives, including one juvenile, and recovered six sophisticated pistols from their possession, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurbir Singh alias Sonu (28), a resident of village Kotli Vasava Singh in Tarn Taran; Gurpreet Singh alias Gopa (32), Gorka Singh alias Gora, Rajwinder Singh alias Raju- all three are residents of Khem Karan in Tarn Taran; Jaspal Singh alias Jass (24), a resident of Bachiwind in Amritsar and Sultanpur Lodhi based 16-years-old juvenile. The recovered pistols include five .30-bore pistols and one 9mm PX5 pistol.
A case has been registered under sections 25(6,7,8) of the Arms Act at the police station cantonment, Amritsar.
In a release issued here, the DGP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused persons were in direct contact with a Pakistan-based handler through social media platforms, who was sharing coordinates to retrieve and further supply of weapon consignments....
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