AMRITSAR POLICE DISMANTLE CROSS-BORDER ARMS SMUGGLING RING; FOUR ARRESTED WITH SEVEN PISTOLS
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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, August 7, 2025
In a targeted intelligence-driven operation, aligned with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s directive to ensure a safe and secure Punjab, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested four individuals involved in a cross-border arms smuggling network and recovered seven sophisticated pistols, announced Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Thursday.
The arrested individuals are Akashdeep Singh alias Akash (20) from village Daoke, Ramanpreet Singh (23) from village Bagha Kalan, both in Amritsar, Pratap Singh (25) from village Sur Singh in Ferozepur, and Sarbjit Singh alias Babbal (25) from Debi Wala Bazar in Amritsar. The seized weapons include two 9MM PX5 pistols, two 9MM Glock pistols, and three .30 bore pistols.
DGP Gaurav Yadav revealed that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers, receiving illegal arms consignments near the Indo-Pak border. Operating from border villages, they supplied weapons to gangsters across Punjab. He added that investigations are ongoing to uncover the full network and its forward and backward linkages.
Amritsar Commissioner of Police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar detailed the operation, noting that, with heightened security measures ahead of Independence Day, police teams acted on specific intelligence to arrest Akash and Raman in the Chheharta Police Station area, recovering four pistols—two 9MM PX5 and two .30 bore. Subsequently, their accomplices, Pratap Singh and Sarbjit Singh alias Babbal, were arrested in the same area, with three additional pistols recovered.
CP Bhullar explained that Akash, residing near the international border, and Raman received arms consignments from across the border, while Sarbjit and Pratap coordinated the supply operations. “The arrests have thwarted a major criminal activity in the region,” he said.
Further arrests and recoveries are expected as the investigation continues. A case has been registered under FIR No. 147, dated August 2, 2025, under Section 25 of the Arms Act at Chheharta Police Station in Amritsar.
