Punjab police committed to making a safe and secure state on directions of CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh: As half of the continuing warfare towards anti-social parts launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Police have arrested three extra members of the drone-based arms/ammunition smuggling module and recovered a contemporary cache of subtle arms and ammunition from their possession, mentioned Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav right here on Saturday. A complete of 5 members of this module have been arrested to date. Those arrested have been recognized as Surinder Singh of village Barwala in Tarn Taran, Harchand Singh and Gursahib Singh, each residents of Valtoha in Amritsar. The Police have recovered Rs 1.01 crores money, 500 grams of heroin, 17 pistols together with 400 dwell cartridges, one MP-4 rifle together with 300 dwell cartridges, two weighing machines and two forex counting machines from their possession.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Police crew from Counter Intelligence Amritsar had arrested two members of this module together with a prisoner recognized as Jaskaran Singh and his aide Rattanbir Singh, after recovering 10 foreign-made pistols from areas pinpointed by them, taking the overall restoration of pistols to 27. 

Divulging particulars, DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that in investigations it got here out from Jaskaran Singh and Rattanbir Singh that their affiliate Surinder had picked up the consignment of arms/ammunition that was beforehand smuggled by them with the assistance of drones from Pakistan. Following inputs, Police managed to arrest Surinder on Friday and recovered 10 pistols together with six magazines and 100 dwell cartridges from his possession, he added.

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He mentioned that after investigations revealed that Surinder, on the directions of Jaskaran Singh, used to decide consignments from Rattanbir to additional ship them to two brothers Harchand and Gursahib, the Police groups have additionally arrested them. The Police have recovered the remaining half of the consignment from their possession which incorporates seven Pistols, one MP-4 Rifle and 500 grams of heroin, apart from, Rs 1.01 crore money, Weighing machines and forex counting machines from their possession.

The DGP mentioned that additional investigations are on to decide the opposite consignments from Pakistan, which can have been retrieved by this module for additional supply to unidentified individuals for the fee of anti-national actions, he added.

AIG Counter Intelligence Amritsar Amarjit Singh Bajwa mentioned that in investigations, accused Jaskaran confessed that he’s involved with a Pakistan-based smuggler recognized as Asif, who used to ship the consignment of narcotics and arms/ammunition from Pakistan utilizing a drone and Rattanbir used to retrieve them on his directions. 

Meanwhile, a case FIR No. 30 dated 04.10.2022 had already been registered beneath part 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station SSOC Amritsar.