AMRITSAR, 27 June (H.S.): Amritsar Commissionerate

Police has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest

of four individuals and recovered 10 sophisticated pistols from their

possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on

Saturday.

Those arrested have been

identified as Ravi Singh (33) and Sharanbir Singh alias Sunny (31), both residents

of village Mahawa in Amritsar; Manpreet Singh alias Mannu (21), a resident of

village Nihala Kilcha in Ferozepur and Pippal Singh (22), a resident of village

Fatehwala Hithar in Ferozepur. The recovered weapons include three .30 bore

(Made in China), one 9MM Glock (Made in Austria), one 9MM and five .30 bore

along with nine live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded their two

motorcycles.

Sharing operational

details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that acting on

reliable intel-inputs, police teams arrested Ravi Singh and Sharanbir alias

Sunny and recovered three pistols from their possession. During sustained interrogation

of the arrested accused, police teams recovered two more pistols on their

disclosure, taking forward the investigation into the larger illegal arms

network.

The CP said that pursuing

further leads and intensifying investigation regarding the foreign-based

smuggler, police teams arrested Manpreet alias Mannu and Pippal Singh, and

recovered three pistols from their possession. Further interrogation of accused

Manpreet Mannu and Pippal Singh led to recovery of two additional pistols,

exposing their active role in the illegal arms supply chain, he added.

He said that verification

of criminal antecedents has revealed that arrested accused Sharanbir alias

Sunny and Ravi Singh are already involved in a previously registered criminal

case under attempt to murder and Arms Act provisions.

CP Gurpreet Bhullar said

that investigation has further revealed that all four accused are residents of

villages located close to the International Border, indicating their

proximity-based access and involvement in cross-border illegal arms smuggling

activities.

In this regard, two

separate cases— FIR No. 140 dated 21.06.2026 under sections 25 and 25(6, 7, 8)

of the Arms Act at Police Station Chheharta and FIR No. 198 dated 22.06.2026

under section 25(8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Maqboolpura in Amritsar—

have been registered.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH