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Punjab Police Uncover Weapon Smuggling Module With US Links
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|April 23, 2025
Acting on a specific tip-off, Punjab Police's Counter-Intelligence unit, Amritsar, on Tuesday claimed to have uncovered an illegal weapon smuggling module with links extending to the USA and apprehended Gurwinder Singh, alias Guri, from Ludhiana.
The police recovered five illegal pistols from his possession.
Gurwinder Singh was acting under the directions of Gurlal Singh and Vipul Sharma, both currently residing in the USA, who are key handlers in this network, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav wrote on X.
This story is from the April 23, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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