CHANDIGARH: 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, Patiala Police has busted an inter-state illegal arms supply module with the arrest of four accused persons and recovered 10 sophisticated self-loading firearms from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
Those arrested have been identified as Saurabh Kumar, a resident of village Jarang Deeh in Muzaffarpur, Bihar; Sajan, a resident of Sohana in SAS Nagar; Abhishek alias Kaka, a resident of Gurdeep Colony Ablowal in Patiala; and Inderjit Singh alias Rohit, a resident of Old Bishan Nagar in Patiala.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were sourcing country-made weapons from Bihar, and supplying them in the state for criminal activities. Further probe has also indicated gang rivalry, with plans to target a rival criminal linked to the Goldy Dhillon network to establish dominance in the area, he said.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages in this case to dismantle the entire network.