2 juveniles among 4 held with pistols in Amritsar
AMRITSAR, Oct. 27 -- In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled two separate illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of four individuals, including two juveniles, and recovered 16 pistols and seven live cartridges from their possession, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those nabbed in both cases include, Anmol Singh alias Mohla,19, a resident of village Naushehra Dhalla in Tarn Taran, Hardeep Singh alias Shiv,18, a resident of village Chella in Tarn Taran, and two juveniles.
Police recovered a total of 16 pistols in both the cases-which include three 9mm Glock pistols, one .30 bore pistol (made in China), one .30 bore X-shot pistol, one .30 bore PX-5 storm pistol, nine .30 bore pistols, and one country-made .32 bore pistol-along with seven live cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with a foreign-based handler who facilitated illegal arms consignments.
Amritsar commissioner of police Harmanbir Singh Gill said that acting on intelligence inputs police teams intercepted a juvenile and recovered six pistols from his possession.
In the second operation, the CP said that police teams from PS Gate Hakima apprehended Anmol Singh alias Mohla along with his juvenile associate, and recovered five .30 bore pistols from their possession.
During subsequent investigation, police arrested another accomplice Hardeep and recovered another cache of five pistols, he said.
In this regard, two separate FIRs under relevant provisions of the Arms Act have been registered at Cantonment and Gate Hakima police stations.HTC...
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