Gurpreet Singh :- In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence Jalandhar has dismantled an interstate illegal arms supply network and arrested two accused from Uttar Pradesh. During the operation, police recovered 10 country-made 7.65 mm pistols along with 20 magazines from their possession. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were supplying weapons to criminal gangs operating in Punjab.
The development is linked to an earlier case in which two operatives associated with Babbar Khalsa International were arrested for planting explosives under the directions of a foreign-based handler. The same network is suspected to have been involved in an explosion incident reported at a police station in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh.
Police officials further stated that the accused were also involved in incidents of firing and extortion targeting a travel agent in Garhshankar, allegedly carried out on the instructions of handlers based abroad. Investigations have uncovered that the arrested individuals were acting under directions from operatives located in Germany and the United States, facilitating the supply of illegal arms and promoting criminal as well as terror-related activities in the region.
A case has been registered at the SSOC police station in Amritsar, and further investigations are underway to identify and dismantle the entire network. Authorities believe more arrests and disclosures are likely in the coming days.
