Chandigarh, November 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Amritsar Rural Police has dismantled multiple alleged illegal arms, explosives and drug supply networks and solved three firing incidents, arresting 16 people in eight coordinated operations. Police recovered 34 kg of heroin, two hand grenades and eight firearms, including two 9mm Uzi sub-machine guns, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.
The other weapons recovered include one 12-bore firearm, five illegal pistols and 26 live cartridges.
Those arrested in the narcotics and arms cases have been identified as Navsumit Singh alias Manpreet Singh, Balwinder Singh alias Dohani, Karandeep Singh alias Karan, Raj Kumar alias Sanju, Gurbakhash Singh, Bikramjit Singh, Suraj Singh, Rajan, Gurbhej Singh alias Veru and Sukhmanpreet Singh.
Those arrested in connection with the three firing incidents include Harkirat Singh alias Haky and Gurdita Singh in the Jhita Kalan murder case; Jodhbir Singh alias Jodha, his wife Jaskiran Kaur and their minor son in the Beas firing case; and Sahibpreet Singh alias Sahab in the Mehta restaurant firing case.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation indicated that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers who facilitated the supply of illegal weapons for further distribution among criminal elements. Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and identify others involved in the network.
Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the operations were conducted on the basis of sustained intelligence inputs across different police stations of Amritsar Rural.
In four major drug seizures, Gharinda police recovered 10 kg of heroin from Navsumit Singh and Balwinder Singh, 1 kg from Karandeep Singh and Raj Kumar, and 10.018 kg from Gurbakhash Singh and Bikramjit Singh.
In a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) at Pul Sakki Nala under the jurisdiction of Lopoke police station, Sukhmanpreet Singh was arrested with a sack containing 13 kg of heroin, one pistol and two magazines.
In a separate arms and explosives operation, Gharinda police arrested Suraj Singh, Rajan and Gurbhej Singh, recovering two Uzi guns and two live hand grenades from them.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said police had also solved three firing incidents.
In the Jhita Kalan case, Harkirat Singh and Gurdita Singh were arrested for allegedly shooting Tirath Singh dead and injuring Ranjit Singh over a land dispute on October 26. Police recovered a .30-bore pistol.
In the Beas firing incident, Jodhbir Singh alias Jodha, his wife and their minor son were arrested for allegedly firing at and injuring two people over a property dispute. During the operation, Jodhbir allegedly scuffled with the police team and attempted to snatch an ASI’s service weapon. He sustained a gunshot injury to his leg. Police recovered three illegal Glock pistols, one 12-bore firearm and 10 live cartridges.
In the third case, police solved an extortion-related firing incident at a restaurant in Mehta. The firing was allegedly carried out at the behest of a foreign-based gangster following a demand for Rs 1 crore in ransom. Sahibpreet Singh alias Sahab was arrested, and a motorcycle was impounded.
Eight separate FIRs have been registered in connection with the operations under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
These include four cases at Gharinda police station, one at Lopoke, one at Chatiwind, one at Beas and one at Mehta police station. Further investigation is underway.
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