— PROMPT AND ALERT ACTION TAKEN HAS AVERTED A MAJOR INCIDENT: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— DETAILED INVESTIGATION ON TO ASCERTAIN SOURCE AND DESTINATION OF RECOVERED ARMS AND AMMUNITION: SSP ASR MANINDER SINGH
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 4:
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 Rural Police has busted a Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Module with links to Pakistan and recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons and huge quantity of ammunition from village Ghonewal, near the Ravi river close to the Indo-Pak border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
The recovered arms and ammunition include two AK-series assault rifles along with eight magazines, one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 50 live cartridges of .30 bore and 245 live cartridges of 7.62 mm.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the prompt and alert action taken by the Punjab Police has averted a major incident, especially in view of recent inputs regarding increased activity of Pak-sponsored terrorists and inter-gang rivalries in border areas.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to expose the full nexus, including the backward and forward linkages of the network.
Sharing operational details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Maninder Singh said that following a reliable input about the influx of consignment of sophisticated weapons from across the border, police teams have launched a combing operation in the area of village Ghonewal. During the search, a bag containing sophisticated arms and ammunition was recovered from near Ravi river adjacent to the Indo-Pak border, he said.
The SSP said that a detailed investigation is on to ascertain the source as well as destination of the recovered weapons and ammunition. More recoveries and arrests are likely in coming days, he added.
In this regard, FIR No 174 dated 04/11/2025 has been registered under section 25(8) of the Arms Act and section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station Ramdas.
