CHANDIGARH, July 8 -- Three alleged operatives of the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were arrested with six hand grenades and 12 sophisticated pistols as the Punjab Police busted an illegal arms and explosives smuggling module in Amritsar, police chief Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
According to Yadav, the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, the arrested have been identified as Chintu, Jobanpreet Singh, and Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi -- all residents of Kakkar village in Amritsar.
The recovered cache includes eight .30 bore pistols, four 9 mm pistols and nine live cartridges. Police also impounded the car allegedly used to transport the consignment.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were operatin...