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Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Racket Busted in Fazilka, Two Arrested with Foreign-Made Weapons

Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Racket Busted in Fazilka, Two Arrested with Foreign-Made Weapons

Fazilka (Gurpreet Singh): In a targeted operation based on intelligence input, Fazilka Police have successfully dismantled a cross-border weapon smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan. Two individuals have been taken into custody, and a cache of foreign-made firearms has been seized before it could reach criminal elements in Punjab. The arrested accused — Surinder Singh and Gurpreet — were reportedly acting under the instructions of handlers operating from outside India. Their mission was to deliver the smuggled weapons to members of local gangs within the state, authorities said. Arms Cache Recovered During the operation, police recovered five pistols of…
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Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Racket Busted in Fazilka; Huge Cache of Weapons Seized

Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Racket Busted in Fazilka; Huge Cache of Weapons Seized

Fazilka (Gurpreet Singh): In a major crackdown on international arms trafficking, the Fazilka Police have successfully uncovered a cross-border weapons smuggling operation with suspected ties to handlers based in Pakistan. Two individuals have been taken into custody following the bust, which led to the recovery of a substantial stockpile of firearms and ammunition. The seizure includes 18 pistols, 1,847 rounds of ammunition, and 42 magazines. Officials revealed that the operation was launched based on credible intelligence, pointing toward an organized racket facilitated by operatives from across the border. According to sources, the arrested men were acting under instructions from foreign-based…
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Sunil Jakhar Stopped by Police in Fazilka; AAP Alleges Data Theft

Sunil Jakhar Stopped by Police in Fazilka; AAP Alleges Data Theft

National Times Bureau :- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched its groundwork for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections by promoting eight central government schemes across towns and villages. As part of this outreach, the party has been setting up registration camps, which it claims are aimed at connecting people with welfare programmes. However, opposition parties allege that this is a strategy to strengthen BJP’s vote bank in the state. Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar was on his way to Raipur village in Fazilka district when police stopped him mid-route at the Kala Tibba toll plaza on Abohar–Dabwali road. In…
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Punjab Government Suspends SSP Fazilka in Corruption Case; Four Cops Caught Accepting Bribe

Punjab Government Suspends SSP Fazilka in Corruption Case; Four Cops Caught Accepting Bribe

Chandigarh (National Times): In a major development in Punjab’s ongoing crackdown on corruption, the state government has suspended Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fazilka, Varinder Singh Brar, in connection with a corruption case. The action comes just a day after four police personnel from the Fazilka police station were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh. According to information, SSP Varinder Singh Brar has been suspended in a cybercrime case involving child pornography. A 17-year-old boy accidentally clicked on a child pornography link, and instead, the police tried to frame him and demanded a Rs 3 lakh bribe,…
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