CHANDIGARH, May 29:
The Jalandhar Commissi-onerate Police has busted an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and recovery of five .32 bore pistols along with nine magazines and 22 live cartridges from their possession, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said today.
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Those arrested have been identified as Manjot Singh, a resident of village Dhesian in Gurdaspur; Sandeep Singh, a resident of village Jagowal in Gurdaspur; and Amandeep Singh alias Aman, a resident of village Bhaini Paswal in Gurdaspur, an official statement said.
Yadav said a preliminary investigation has revealed that the module is involved in illegal arms smuggling within Punjab.
Further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages and completely dismantle the entire illegal arms network, he said, according to the statement.
Sharing operational details, Jalandhar’s Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said that acting on reliable inputs, a police team apprehended suspect Manjot Singh from near Jalandhar bus stand and recovered one .32 bore pistol from his possession.
In his disclosure statement, Manjot revealed the involvement of his two accomplices — Sandeep and Amandeep — in this module, she said, while adding that acting swiftly, police teams have arrested the duo from the Bhaini Paswal village in Gurdaspur.
Kaur said that further on the disclosure of Amandeep, police teams have recovered four more .32 bore pistols along with eight magazines and 18 live cartridges concealed near Dhusi Bundh at village Bhaini Paswal in Gurdaspur. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days as the investigation progresses, she added.
A case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the law at Division-6 police station in Jalandhar Commissionerate. (PTI)
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