— RECOVERED WEAPONS WERE INTENDED TO BE USED FOR FIRING AND EXTORTION ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— ARRESTED ACCUSED BOUGHT WEAPONS FROM MP-BASED PERSON WITH THE COST OF ₹87K: SSP KAPURTHALA GAURAV TOORA
CHANDIGARH/KAPURTHALA, March 8:
In an intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Kapurthala Police has busted an arms supply module with the arrest of two persons, including one juvenile and recovered five country-made 7.65MM pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of village Mehrajwala in Jalandhar and 17-years-old juvenile.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested persons were acting on the directions of foreign-based handlers residing in Philippines and UAE.
The DGP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that arrested accused had procured illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and were supplying them to criminal gangs. The recovered weapons were intended to be used for firing and extortion activities in the region, he said.
Sharing operational details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kapurthala Gaurav Toora said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams had arrested Ajay Kumar and recovered one pistol from his possession. Further investigation has led to the arrest of his 17-years-old accomplice and recovery of four more pistols from his possession, he said.
The SSP said that the probe has revealed that arrested accused persons had bought weapons from unidentified person in Madhya Pradesh with the cost of Rs 87000. Further investigations are underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to completely unmask the network, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 25 dated 2/2/2026 had been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Sadar Kapurthala.
