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One Linked to Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Network Held with Five Pistols
Punjab Times (English Edition)
|December 08, 2025
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, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a Pak-backed cross-border arms smuggling module with the arrest of one operative and recovered five sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested person has been identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of village Khalra in Tarn Taran. The recovered weapons include four .30 bore pistols along with magazines and one 9MM pistol along with magazine. Police teams have also impounded his Royal Enfield (
This story is from the December 08, 2025 edition of Punjab Times (English Edition).
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