Ludhiana, April 10 -- Khanna police have arrested six persons in two separate cases and recovered three illegal pistols along with live cartridges.

In the first case registered at City-2 police station, four men from Tarn Taran were arrested. The accused have been identified as Zorawar Singh (41), Jobanjit Singh (31), Akashdeep Singh (23) and Harpreet Singh (30). Police recovered a country-made .32 bore pistol with a magazine and five live cartridges, besides a .30 bore pistol with a magazine and 13 live cartridges. A Mahindra Scorpio SUV used by them was also seized.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohit Kumar Singla said the arrests were made during a naka on the national highway. A black SUV coming from the Mandi Gobindgarh side was ...