Chandigarh/Amritsar, August 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar unit has busted an alleged illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of two men and recovery of 10 sophisticated pistols, magazines and 10 live cartridges, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, son of Iqbal Singh, and Gurpreet Singh, son of Gulzar Singh, both residents of Hawellian village in Tarn Taran district.
The recovered weapons include nine 9mm pistols and one .30-bore pistol. Police also seized a grey Bajaj Platina motorcycle bearing registration number PB-38-C-1658, allegedly used for transporting the consignments.
According to DGP Yadav, preliminary investigation indicates that the accused were allegedly in contact with a foreign-based handler and were receiving illegal arms consignments from across the border for further distribution in Punjab.
Sharing details of the operation, the DGP said CI Amritsar received reliable information that the two accused had allegedly received a large consignment of weapons through drones near the India-Pakistan border fencing in the Hawellian area. They were reportedly instructed by their foreign-based handler to deliver the arms and ammunition to another party.
Acting on the input, police teams intercepted the accused near Khasa village on the Amritsar-Attari GT Road and recovered the weapons and ammunition from their possession.
DGP Yadav said investigators were now working to establish the complete forward and backward linkages of the case, identify other accomplices and uncover the wider cross-border arms smuggling network.
A case, FIR No. 51 dated August 22, 2026, has been registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar, under Sections 25, 25(1)(A) and 25(8) of the Arms Act and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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