Punjab Police on Tuesday, arrested three individuals, busting another interstate weapon smuggling network, the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav stated.
The accused have been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Mattu, Sahil Kumar alias Mast, and Prabhjot Singh alias Prabh, all residents of Amritsar. Preliminary investigations have revealed that two of the accused have a criminal history, including involvement in a murder case.
Acting on a tip-off, police launched an operation and apprehended the accused when they were waiting to deliver the consignment in the Vallah area. The weapons were procured from illegal dealers in Madhya Pradesh and were intended for delivery to criminal elements in the Guru Tegh Bahadur Market area.
This arrest comes a day after Punjab Police busted an interstate weapon smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa in Amritsar. Six pistols were recovered from the accused in that case.
Investigations are ongoing to identify the weapon dealer in Madhya Pradesh and the intended recipients of the weapon consignment. Assistant Inspector General Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann is leading the investigation.
“Acting swiftly on the forward-backward linkages, the Counter Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police busts an inter-state weapon smuggling module and apprehends three persons in Amritsar who procured their consignments from illegal weapons dealers of Madhya Pradesh. Preliminary investigations reveal two of the three arrested accused have a criminal history including involvement in a murder case. FIR registered at State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar. Stern action will be taken against all involved in organised crime & illegal weapon networks. Punjab police is 100% committed as per the directions of Hon'ble CM Bhagwant Mann,” stated Punjab DGP.
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