Weapon found following military intelligence input

Amritsar, 12 October (H.S.): Police recovered an assault rifle from a vacant plot near Loharka Road in Amritsar following information provided by Military Intelligence personnel. A case has been registered at Kambo police station under relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

According to police records, ASI Sarwan Singh was patrolling the Meerakot Khurd area with a police team while looking for suspicious persons. During the patrol, Military Intelligence personnel approached the team and informed them that a deadly weapon or illegal arms might have been concealed in a plot near Cambridge School on Loharka Road.

Acting on the information, ASI Sarwan Singh, along with police and Military Intelligence personnel, conducted a search operation at the identified location.

During the search, the team recovered a yellow-coloured packet from the plot. Upon opening it, an assault rifle was found inside. The body of the weapon was marked “CAL 223 BORE S/A”.

According to the available police record, no magazine or rod was recovered along with the rifle. The weapon was taken into possession and the recovery process was also videographed.

The FIR has been registered at Kambo police station against unidentified persons.

Police are now investigating who concealed the weapon at the site and for what purpose. No information regarding the identity of any suspect or the intended use of the recovered rifle has been mentioned in the available record so far.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH