Ludhiana, Nov. 15 -- A 20-year-old influencer with nearly two lakh followers on Instagram and his aide have been arrested by Ludhiana police for their involvement in a drug and illegal arms supply network operating between the border areas and the city. The crime branch recovered three illegal pistols, 12 live cartridges and 16 grams of ICE (methamphetamine) from the duo, besides seizing their motorcycle.

The accused have been identified as Tony Chauhan, a resident of Santpura Nagar in Tibba, and Balram Kumar, alias Veeru, a resident of Gandhi Colony on Tajpur Road.

According to police, Balram has two criminal cases registered against him, including one related to drug peddling and another murder case, while Tony is facing an attempt-to...