Cross-border smuggling module busted, four nabbed with pistols

The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, has successfully busted a cross-border weapon smuggling network with the arrest of four key operatives of the module.

The police recovered four sophisticated .30 bore Star mark pistols along with ammunition.

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the arrested smugglers have been identified as Jugraj Singh, alias Chiri, of Bhagwanpura, Kulbir Singh, alias Nannu alias Kalu, and Arshdeep Singh of Daliri and Nachattar Singh of Dialpur — all belonging to Tarn Taran district.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the accused were working under the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler who has been using drones to facilitate the movement of arms across the border.

The DGP said the Punjab Police are committed to exposing and dismantling the entire nexus involved in cross-border smuggling and ensuring strict legal action against those responsible.

Sukhminder Singh Mann, AIG, SSOC, Amritsar, said police teams, acting on reliable intelligence inputs, apprehended the suspects and seized arms and ammunition from them. He further disclosed that the prime accused, Jugraj Singh, was previously arrested in a drug-related case in June 2025 and had spent around two months in jail before getting bail.

A case has been registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 61 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the SSOC police station.