— ARRESTED ACCUSED ARE INVOLVED IN SUPPLY OF ILLEGAL WEAPONS AND NARCOTICS, SAYS DGP GAURAV YADAV
— FIVE SEPARATE FIRs REGISTERED; COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH BACKWARD & FORWARD LINKAGES: CP ASR HARMANBIR GILL
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, October 13:
In a major breakthrough amidst ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted five drug trafficking and illegal arms supply modules with the arrest of 10 individuals and recovered six pistols, 4.409 kg heroin, 500 grams opium, ₹12.90 lakh in drug money and one drone from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Rajbir Singh (23), Gaganpreet Singh alias Gagan (31), and Sourav Singh alias Bahadur (23), all from Amritsar; Vishal Singh alias Tibru (22) and Rashpal Singh alias Babba (44), both natives of Village Nurpur in Lopoke; Veerpal Singh alias Billa (19) of Village Mari Mehga, Tarn Taran; Jagwinder Singh alias Kala (19) of Village Ami Shah, Tarn Taran; Sukhchain Singh alias Sukh (20) of Village Khiala; Jaskaran Singh alias Jassi (22) of Village Kolowal; and Yuvraj Singh alias Jaggu (20) of Village Gosanbad in Amritsar Rural.
The recovered six pistols—include one Glock 9MM and five .30-bore pistols along with 12 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded their two cars being used to carry out criminal activities.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused are involved in the supply of illegal weapons and narcotics. Further investigation is underway to trace backward and forward linkages in this case to identify other persons involved in the networks, he said.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill said that the coordinated crackdowns were executed under the supervision of DCP Investigation Prabhjot Singh Virk, ADCP Detective Jayant Puri, ADCP City-3 Manmohan Singh Aulakh, ACP East Ravinder Singh, and ACP Detective Kapil Kaushal.
CP Harmanbir Singh Gill said that in the first operation, teams from Police Station Maqboolpura apprehended Rajbir Singh, Gaganpreet alias Gagan, and Sourav alias Bahadur, recovering 169 grams of heroin, 500 grams of opium, and ₹10.90 lakhs drug money. In the second operation, teams from Police Station Chheharta intercepted Vishal Singh alias Tibru and Rashpal Singh alias Babba along with a car, seizing a major consignment of 4.130 kg of heroin from their possession.
In the third operation, Cantonment Police Station teams nabbed two youths from Tarn Taran, identified as Veerpal Singh alias Billa and Jagwinder Singh alias Kala, and recovered one .30-bore pistol from their possession. In the fourth operation, Chheharta Police Station teams arrested Sukhchain Singh alias Sukh and Jaskaran Singh alias Jassi, seizing 110 grams of heroin, one .30-bore pistol along with two live cartridges, ₹2 lakh in drug money, a car, and a drone used for smuggling operations.
In the fifth operation, the CP said that Police Station Chheharta teams arrested Yuvraj Singh alias Jaggu and recovered four pistols—including three .30-bore pistols and one Glock 9mm pistol—along with 10 live cartridges from his possession.
In this regard, five separate cases have been registered— FIR No. 325 dated 05.10.2026 under sections 21-B, 27-A and 18 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Maqboolpura; FIR No. 240 dated 08.10.2026 under sections 21-C and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Chheharta; FIR No. 190 dated 09.10.2026 under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Cantonment; FIR No. 242 dated 10.10.2026 under sections 25 and 29 of the Bharatiya Vayuyaan Adhiniyam, sections 21-B, 23, 27-A and 29 of the NDPS Act, and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta; and FIR No. 245 dated 11.10.2026 under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta.
