Amritsar cops bust arms racket, seize eight pistols

The Counter Intelligence (CI) Wing, Amritsar, has busted a Pakistan-linked weapon smuggling module with the arrest of three men and the seizure of eight sophisticated pistols from their possession.

Those arrested have been identified as Mahesh alias Ashu Masih and Angrej Singh, both of Marhimegha village in Tarn Taran, and Arshdeep Singh of Bhikhiwind in the same district. The haul included three 9mm pistols and five .30-bore pistols, along with magazines. The police also impounded a Hero Splendor motorcycle allegedly used by for transporting drugs.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday that preliminary investigations revealed the accused were acting on the directions of a Pakistan-based arms smuggler who had been using drones to drop consignments across the border. The trio had been tasked with supplying the arms and ammunition to criminals and gangsters in Punjab to fuel unlawful activities. A case has been registered at the State Special Operation Cell police station.