CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, January 21:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border illegal arms module linked to Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of two operatives and recovered six sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (22), a resident of village Rattoke in Tarn Taran and Surjit Singh (35), a resident of Chela Colony in Tarn Taran. The latter has a criminal history with several cases including under the NDPS Act have been registered against him. The recovered weapons include two 9MM Glock pistols and four .30 bore pistols along with two live cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused were involved in illegal arms trafficking and supplying weapons to gangsters under directions of their foreign-based handlers. Further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing operation details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that following reliable inputs about the movement of illegal weapons, police teams apprehended suspect Gurpreet alias Gopi and recovered three .30 bore pistols and one Glock along with two live cartridges from his possession. Sustained interrogation revealed that the accused was in direct contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through various social media platforms and was receiving consignments of illegal arms through drones to further supply these weapons to gangsters, he said.
The CP said that based on disclosures of Gurpreet alias Gopi, police teams have also apprehended his associate Surjit Singh and recovered one Glock and one .30 bore from his possession. Investigation has revealed that Surjit Singh was actively involved in transporting and delivering illegal arms at different locations as part of the same network, he said.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 14 Dated 13-01-2026 has been registered under sections 25(1-A) and 25(6,7,8) of the Arms Act at Police Station Islamabad in Amritsar.
