Amritsar, Nov. 1 -- Dismantling a cross-border arms smuggling module, the Amritsar police caught seven operatives, including a juvenile, for having links with Pakistan based-smugglers and seized 15 sophisticated pistols from their possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday.

Those arrested have been identified as Shamsher Singh alias Sima (30) and Amandeep Singh alias Bobby (23), both residents of Fakir Singh Colony in Amritsar; Balwinder Singh alias Kaka (26), Gurdev Singh (40), Karanpreet Singh (19) and Harman Singh (19), all residents of Kakkar village in Amritsar rural, besides a 17-year-old. The recovered weapons include nine 9MM Glock pistols and six .30-bore pistols.

Yadav said the prelimina...