New Delhi, July 12 -- San Joaquin County police have arrested eight people in an investigation into a gang-related kidnapping and torture, CBS News quoted officials as saying.

The police have executed five search warrants, which led to the arrest of eight people. During the arrest, police seized five handguns, an assault rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines and more than $15,000 in cash.

Among the people who were arrested are Pavittar Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Arshpreet Singh, Amritpal Singh, Vishal, Gurtaj Singh, Manpreet Randhawa and Sarabjit Singh.

All eight suspects were booked into jail on various charges, including kidnapping, torture, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and other firearms-related charge...