AMRITSAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered seven sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Resham Singh alias Ghulla (30), a resident of village Daleri in Tarn Taran, Sumit alias Sachin (28), a resident of Gumanpura in Amritsar and Vishal Kumar (22), a resident of Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran. The recovered pistols include three 9MM Glock Pistols, one 9MM Beretta made in Italy, one 9MM Zigana made in Turkey, one 9MM PX5 Glock made in Turkey and one .30 bore pistol.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused persons were directly in contact with a Pakistan-based smugglers through social media platforms, who used to send consignments of illegal arms via drones. As per directions of their handlers, arrested accused persons further delivering these illegal weapons to intended recipients, he said.