Chandigarh, March 26 – In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police have busted an interstate illegal weapons supply module with the arrest of two accused from Uttar Pradesh, recovering 10 7.65mm country-made pistols along with 20 magazines from their possession. This was announced by Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
The arrested individuals are identified as Dalesh Kumar, alias Saurav Kumar, alias Nannu, a resident of Paindapur village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Amit Chahar, a resident of Baseri Chahar village in Agra.
This development comes almost a month after two BKI operatives – Sukhwinder, alias Sunny, and Rawal – were arrested for procuring and placing three grenades and one IED near Balachaur, under the direction of their foreign-based handler, Jassi Kulam.
The same IED was later used in the blast at the police station in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. DGP Yadav stated that during sustained investigation, both accused were arrested from Mathura, and the first recovery of five pistols along with 10 magazines was made from the Grand Vitara car of accused Dalesh Kumar, alias Nannu.
Further, following his statement, five more pistols along with 10 magazines were recovered from the Mathura-Palwal highway, bringing the total count to 10 pistols and 20 magazines, he added.
DGP Yadav said that the arrest of these two accused from Uttar Pradesh reveals that they were acting at the behest of foreign-based criminals operating from Germany and the US, supplying weapons to criminal gangs in Punjab.
Both were also involved in procuring weapons and carrying out firing for extortion at a travel agent’s residence in Garhshankar, under the direction of foreign-based handlers, he added. In this regard, a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act at a police station in Amritsar.
The arrested individuals are identified as Dalesh Kumar, alias Saurav Kumar, alias Nannu, a resident of Paindapur village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Amit Chahar, a resident of Baseri Chahar village in Agra.
This development comes almost a month after two BKI operatives – Sukhwinder, alias Sunny, and Rawal – were arrested for procuring and placing three grenades and one IED near Balachaur, under the direction of their foreign-based handler, Jassi Kulam.
The same IED was later used in the blast at the police station in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. DGP Yadav stated that during sustained investigation, both accused were arrested from Mathura, and the first recovery of five pistols along with 10 magazines was made from the Grand Vitara car of accused Dalesh Kumar, alias Nannu.
Further, following his statement, five more pistols along with 10 magazines were recovered from the Mathura-Palwal highway, bringing the total count to 10 pistols and 20 magazines, he added.
DGP Yadav said that the arrest of these two accused from Uttar Pradesh reveals that they were acting at the behest of foreign-based criminals operating from Germany and the US, supplying weapons to criminal gangs in Punjab.
Both were also involved in procuring weapons and carrying out firing for extortion at a travel agent’s residence in Garhshankar, under the direction of foreign-based handlers, he added. In this regard, a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act at a police station in Amritsar.