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, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled six illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of eight individuals and recovered 13 illegal pistols along with 23 live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurdeep Singh alias Deep (24) and Dharminder Singh alias Bhinda (34), both residents of village Rangarh in Amritsar Rural; Amit (23), a resident of Guru Ki Wadali in Amritsar; Harpreet Singh alias Happy Niana (26), a resident of Narayangarh in Amritsar; Chamkaur Singh (30), a resident of village Waan Tara Singh in Tarn Taran; Karanpreet Singh (22), a resident of village Noordi in Tarn Taran; Gaurav (26), a resident of Katra Karam Singh in Amritsar; and Varun Kumar alias Vicky Gill (33), a resident of Bhai Manj Singh Road in Amritsar.
The recovered pistols include two .30 bore Zigana (Made in Turkey), two .30 Bore (Made in China), one 9MM and eight .30 bore pistols. Apart from recovering pistols, police teams have also impounded their Activa scooter being used for smuggling activities.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill said that police teams arrested Gurdeep Singh alias Deep and Dharminder Singh alias Bhinda, recovering two pistols and seven live cartridges from his possession.
