Jalandhar, April 4 The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that it had busted an illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of one individual here.
Suraj Kumar, a resident of Shekhewal village in Jalandhar, was apprehended during a police check at a checkpoint near the Patara area on Friday evening.
The police recovered five pistols and four cartridges from his possession, said Jalandhar SSP (Rural) Harvinder Singh Virk.
During preliminary investigation, it came to light that the accused, along with his associate Davinderpal Singh alias Deepu and other gang members, was involved in procuring illegal arms and ammunition from the Mathura region of Uttar Pradesh and supplying them across Jalandhar and nearby areas.
SSP Virk said that further interrogation of the accused is underway to establish the complete supply chain, and raids are being conducted to apprehend the absconding associates.