Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Four Arrested in Gurdaspur With Seven High-End Pistols
Police in Gurdaspur arrested four people who are accused of moving illegal guns.
Three of the people came from Uttarakhand, and one was from Gurdaspur.
Police say they found seven pistols and eight magazines.
The guns included a Glock, Chinese-made pistols and locally made pistols.
Officers also took away a silver Maruti Swift car.
Police said the group may have been collecting the weapons for someone else.
Investigators allege that people in Dubai and the United States gave the suspects instructions.
The investigation is still based on preliminary findings.
Four people, including three Uttarakhand residents, were arrested in Gurdaspur over alleged arms smuggling.
Police recovered seven pistols: one Austrian-made Glock, four Chinese .30-bore pistols and two locally made .30-bore pistols.
Eight magazines were also recovered from the accused.
Police impounded a silver Maruti Swift with an Uttarakhand registration allegedly used for trafficking weapons.
Investigators said the suspects allegedly had links to people in Dubai and the United States who directed them to collect the weapons.
- Who
- Four accused people: Lovepreet Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Jashandeep Singh and Harjinder Singh.
- What
- They were arrested over alleged arms smuggling, and seven pistols and eight magazines were recovered.
- When
- The arrests were announced on Thursday.
- Where
- Gurdaspur, Punjab, a border district.
- Why
- Police said intelligence indicated that the suspects had retrieved a weapons consignment for delivery to another party.
- Arrests
- Four people
- Weapons recovered
- Seven pistols
- Additional recovery
- Eight magazines
- Weapon details
- One Austrian-made Glock, four Chinese .30-bore pistols and two locally made .30-bore pistols
- Vehicle seized
- Silver Maruti Swift with Uttarakhand registration
- Accused locations
- Three from Sitarganj in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar and one from Lakhan Kalan in Gurdaspur
- Alleged overseas links
- Individuals based in Dubai and the United States