JUVENILE AMONG FOUR LINKED TO ILLEGAL ARMS SMUGGLING MODULE HELD; 7 PISTOLS RECOVERED
— ACCUSED USED TO RETRIEVE CONSIGNMENTS FROM LOCATIONS PRE-DESIGNATED BY THEIR HANDLERS: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— 16-YEARS-OLD JUVENILE HAS CRIMINAL HISTORY, FACING CASE UNDER ARMS ACTS: CP ASR GURPREET BHULLAR
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, April 8 (WISHAVWARTA):- In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of four persons, including a juvenile, and recovered seven sophisticated pistols, from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Ginder (32), Jobanbir Singh alias Joban (23), both residents of village Laddhewal in Amritsar; Lovepreet Singh alias Love, a resident of village Bhuse in Tarn Taran; and a 16-years-old juvenile. The recovered pistols include two .30 bore PX5 Storm, two .30 bore Made in Italy, one .30 bore Made in China, one .30 bore and one 9MM Made in Austria along with 12 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded their Motorcycle.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through social media platforms. The illegal arms consignments were being sent through drones in the Attari sector near village Bhaini and Neshta area, he said.
The DGP said that acting on the directions of their handlers, the accused used to retrieve the consignments from pre-designated locations and further supplying them to local contacts. Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire smuggling network, he said.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that accused Gurwinder alias Ginder, Jobanbir alias Joban and Lovepreet alias Love were apprehended and six pistols were recovered from their possession.
During the raid, their fourth associate managed to escape from the spot, he said, while adding that acting swiftly, police teams continued the search and on the following day apprehended the juvenile accused and recovered one pistol from his possession.
The CP said that both Gurwinder alias Ginder and Lovepreet alias Love have previous criminal cases registered against them under the NDPS Act. The juvenile is also involved in a previous criminal case under Arms Acts registered at Police Station Gharinda in Amritsar Rural in which three pistols were recovered from his possession.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 72 dated 02-04-2026 has been registered under section 25(8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta in Amritsar.
