Amritsar, Aug. 1 -- Counter-Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan and arrested five operatives, recovering six sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, those arrested have been identified as Jagroop Singh of Dhun (Tarn Taran), Navdeep Singh of Patti Lahian Di (Tarn Taran), Arshdeep Singh of Shaliwal (Amritsar), Gurlal Singh of Rajoke (Tarn Taran), and Joban Singh of Patti Mana Ki (Tarn Taran).

Jagroop Singh and Navdeep Singh are habitual offenders and have previous cases registered against them ...