Chandigarh, Sep 3 (PTI) Punjab Police on Thursday said it has busted an illegal arms supply network in Amritsar with the arrest of two individuals and recovered arms and ammunition from them.
Those arrested have been identified as Ranjit Singh alias Jeeta (24) and Gurbir Singh alias Gora (32), both residents of Tarn Taran, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a statement.
He said Ranjit has a criminal history, with cases registered against him under the Arms Act, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Explosives Act.
The investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based smugglers through social media applications. Both the arrested accused were receiving and supplying consignments
of illegal foreign-made arms to criminal elements in the state, the DGP said.
He said further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages in this case to verify the cross-border connections, and identify all persons associated with the illegal arms supply network.
Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP), Amritsar, Harmanbir Singh Gill, said that acting on secret information, police arrested Ranjit at a check post near the Bohri Sahib Gurdwara road and recovered one pistol and three live cartridges from him.
During further investigation, four more .30 bore pistols and 100 live cartridges were recovered from his possession, he said.
Based on Ranjit’s questioning, his associate Gurbir Singh alias Gora was identified and arrested. Three .30 bore pistols were recovered from Gurbir, who had returned from Dubai six months ago, Gill said. PTI CHS SMV DIV DIV
