Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) The Punjab Police have achieved a success in 152-day old ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ operation by recovering a cache of 713 illegal arms from the possession of gangsters’ accomplices, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Tuesday also recovered 218 magazines with a total of 2,009 rounds of ammunition. “The gangsters heavily lure youngsters to carry their illegal works, and offering them illegal weapons is one…
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Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of eight accused and the recovery of 11 sophisticated pistols from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Thursday.Those arrested have been identified as Gulabjit Singh (21), Harpreet Singh (23), Gurpreet Singh (24), Kuljit Singh (39), Shamsher Singh (40), Aman Rana (20), Sharanjit Singh and Ajay Singh (23).The recove…
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police (CP) have busted a cross-border narco-arms smuggling module with the arrest of four operatives and recovered 1.5 kg heroin and Rs 1.98 lakh drug money from their possession, Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday.Those arrested have been identified as Jaskinder Singh, alias Sikander, Harpal Singh, Gurmukh Singh and Sukhdeep Singh, all residents of Ranian village in Amritsar. Apart fro…
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) In a major crackdown on trans-border smuggling, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (Border Range), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), have recovered 20 kg heroin and apprehended four accused, including the key operative managing the supply chain, state Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. He said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused is linked to Pakistan-based handlers and was coordinating the delivery and…