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The Print
7 hours ago
- The Print
Illegal arms smuggling racket busted in Punjab
The recovered weapons include two Glock 19X pistols, two .30 bore pistols, one .30 bore Star Mark Pistol and one Beretta .30 bore Pistol. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said those arrested have been identified as Rajan, Paramjit Singh and Dinesh Kumar, all residents of Amritsar. Chandigarh, Jun 7 (PTI) Punjab Police on Saturday said it has busted an illegal arms smuggling racket with the arrest of three people and recovery of six sophisticated foreign-made weapons, smuggled from across the border. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were working under the directions of Jugraj Singh, who is currently lodged in Central Jail at Sri Goindwal Sahib, and actively running the smuggling racket through his advocate's munshi identified as Rajan. The kingpin Jugraj Singh, who has been facing several criminal and drug-related cases, is reportedly in contact with Pakistani drug traffickers from within the jail, he said. The DGP said these weapons were smuggled from across the border and were likely meant to be supplied to criminal elements in Punjab. Further investigations are on to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he added. Sharing operation details, Additional Director General of Police of the anti-narcotics task force Nilabh Kishore said that they had received credible inputs about the trio's involvement in retrieving weapons on the directions of their jailed handler Jugraj Singh. Acting swiftly on the inputs, police teams launched an intelligence-led operation and apprehended accused persons from opposite Khalsa College in Amritsar and recovered weapon consignments from their possession, he said. Police will bring Jugraj Singh from jail on a production warrant to carry out further investigation in this case and identify more persons involved in this smuggling racket, he said. PTI CHS NB NB This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
3 associates of jailed smuggling kingpin Jugraj held in Amritsar, arm recovered
Amritsar: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Border Range Amritsar, on Saturday claimed to have arrested three associates of the jailed kingpin Jugraj Singh and recovered six sophisticated foreign-made weapons, allegedly smuggled from across the border, from their possession. Gaurav Yadav, director general of police, Punjab, in a release, said those arrested have been identified as Rajan, a resident of Bhagtanwala Gate in Amritsar; Paramjit Singh, a resident of Heer Hall in Ghannupur, Amritsar; and Dinesh Kumar, a resident of Naraingarh, Amritsar. The ANTF recovered two Glock 19X pistols (made in Austria), two .30 bore pistols (made in Italy), one .30 bore Star Mark pistol, and one Beretta .30 bore pistol (made in Italy). The police teams also impounded a motorcycle and a scooter, both without registration plates, used to deliver the consignments. Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed the arrested suspects were working under the directions of Jugraj Singh of Mode village in Amritsar, who is currently lodged in Central Jail at Sri Goindwal Sahib, and actively running the smuggling racket through his advocate's munshi, identified as Rajan. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Jugraj Singh, who faced several criminal cases under the NDPS and Arms Act, was reportedly in contact with Pakistani drug traffickers from within the jail, he said. The DGP further informed that police teams led by superintendent of police, ANTF, Border Range, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh launched an intelligence-led operation and apprehended the suspects, along with the weapons consignment, from opposite Khalsa College in Amritsar. A case under Section 25 of the Arms Act was registered against the arrested accused at police station ANTF, SAS Nagar. MSID:: 121696194 413 |
