Chandigarh, March 8 – In an operation based on intelligence, the Punjab Police have busted an arms supply module by arresting two individuals, including a minor, and recovering five locally made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mehrajwala village in Jalandhar, and a 17-year-old youth.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused were acting on the instructions of handlers based abroad, residing in the Philippines and the UAE.
The DGP added that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused had procured illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and were supplying them to criminal gangs.
The recovered weapons were intended to be used for firing and extortion activities in the region, he said.
Sharing operational details, Senior Superintendent of Police (Kapurthala), Gaurav Toora, said that acting on reliable information, police teams had arrested Ajay Kumar and recovered one pistol from his possession.
Further investigation led to the arrest of his 17-year-old accomplice and the recovery of four more pistols from his possession, he added.
The SSP said that the investigation has revealed that the accused had purchased weapons from an unidentified person in Madhya Pradesh at a cost of Rs 87,000.
Further investigations are underway to establish the complete network, he added.
Earlier on Saturday, the wanted gangster Amritpal Singh, also known as Amrit Dalam, was detained by the Punjab Police at the Moldova border.
He was detained on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the Punjab Police in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Interpol, and other central agencies.
The police have established the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC), led by Inspector General of Police (Counter Intelligence) Ashish Choudhary, to reach out to the criminals sitting abroad and expedite their extradition process to bring them back to Punjab to face legal action.
