Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Delhi Police Foil ISI-Linked Drone Gun-Running Network
Police caught bad guys using drones to bring guns from another country.
They found and stopped this secret plan, and now the bad guys are in jail.
They also found many guns and are trying to find out who they were going to.
Delhi Police arrested four members of an international gun-running network
Weapons were smuggled from Pakistan using drones to avoid radar detection
The network supplied weapons to organized crime syndicates across north India
Ten high-end pistols and 92 live cartridges were seized
The operation was linked to Punjab-origin gangster Sonu Khatri, alias Rajesh Kumar
- Who
- Delhi Police, four arrested members of the gun-running network (Mandeep Singh, Dalvinder Kumar, Rohan Tomar, Ajay alias Monu)
- What
- Foiled an ISI-linked gun-running network using drones to smuggle weapons from Pakistan
- When
- Operation conducted after receiving intelligence on November 19
- Where
- Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and the United States
- Why
- To supply weapons to organized crime syndicates across north India
Government's Stance
ISI's Stance
Use of Drones
Government's Stance
Acknowledges the innovative and stealthy method used for smuggling
ISI's Stance
Denies involvement and labels it as a false accusation
ISI Link
Government's Stance
Confirms the link with the ISI for facilitating the supply chain
ISI's Stance
Rejects any connection with the ISI and blames it on rogue elements
- Arrested Individuals
- Mandeep Singh, Dalvinder Kumar, Rohan Tomar, Ajay alias Monu
- Weapons Seized
- Ten high-end pistols and 92 live cartridges
- Primary Source Country
- Pakistan
- Destination Regions
- Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab
- Mastermind's Location
- United States
- Mastermind's Name
- Sonu Khatri, alias Rajesh Kumar