— ARRESTED ACCUSED WERE ACTING UNDER DUBAI-BASED SMUGGLER: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— SEIZED CONSIGNMENT ORIGINATES FROM PAKISTAN, SAYS AIG SSOC ASR SUKHMINDER MANN
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, October 17:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing special checking and special operations to ensure safe and peaceful festive season as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, in coordination with a central agency, arrested five members of a smuggling network linked to foreign handlers and recovered four 9MM calibre Glock pistols along with ammunition and 2 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Shivam Arora of New Jaspal Nagar, Sultanwind road, Amritsar; Gurpreet Singh of New Kapoor Nagar, Amritsar; Anmoldeep Singh of Sultanwind Road, Amritsar; Abhishekh Singh of village Dhand in Tarn Taran and Kulmit Singh of Colony Ganga Nagar village Dhand Tarn Taran.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were acting under a Dubai-based smuggler in touch with Pakistani associates. The seized consignment originates from Pakistan, he said.
The DGP said that efforts are underway to nab the remaining members and dismantle the entire network.
Sharing operational details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that following reliable inputs about the involvement of these suspects in smuggling activities, police teams in joint operation with central agency teams had launched an intelligence led operation and arrested five accused persons and recovered consignment of narcotics and sophisticated weapons, which was supposed to be delivered further to criminals.
The AIG said that further investigations are being conducted to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to unearth this entire network. Accused will be produced in the court in due course, he said.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 61 dated 16.10.2025 has been registered under sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act, section 25 of the Arms Act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC Amritsar.
