CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: 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, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border arms and explosives smuggling module with the arrest of five individuals, including a father and son duo, and recovered one .30 bore assault rifle, two hand grenades and 13 foreign-made sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh and his son Jaskaran Singh, both residents of Village Ballarwal in Ajnala, Amritsar; Veenu, a resident of Sagarpur in Batala; Amritpal Singh, a resident of village Rasulpur in Batala; and Gaurav Masih, a resident of village Gounspura in Batala.
The recovered pistols include four 9MM Glocks and nine .30 bore pistols along with 25 live cartridges. Apart from recovering arms and explosives, police teams have also impounded their two motorcycles— Honda Livo and Hero Splendor— being used in the logistics movement of the consignments.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 66 dated 15-10-2026 under sections 25 and 25(1)-A of the Arms Act, sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar.
