Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Haryana ATS Uncovers Alleged International Narco-Terror Network, Arrests Seven
Haryana police are investigating a group they say may be connected to an international drug-and-weapons network.
The case began after a woman was hurt in shooting at a club in Panchkula.
Police say five young men argued at the club before two shots were fired.
Seven people have now been arrested in connection with the investigation.
Police recovered guns, bullets, phones, cash-counting machines and 529 grams of a drug called ‘chitta’.
Investigators say people outside India, especially in the United States, may have provided money, vehicles and places to stay.
They also allege that local workers moved drugs and weapons to assigned locations.
The Anti-Terrorist Squad is continuing to investigate how the network operated and who supported it.
Haryana ATS arrested seven people after investigating a September 13 firing at Alif Laila Club in Panchkula.
A woman was injured after two rounds were allegedly fired during an argument among five youths at the club.
Authorities recovered pistols, ammunition, mobile phones, cash-counting machines and 529 grams of suspected synthetic drug ‘chitta’.
Investigators allege overseas handlers, particularly in the United States, supplied accommodation, vehicles and money for transporting weapons and narcotics.
The ATS is examining the network’s supply chain, financial trail, weapon and drug sources, and foreign contacts.
- Who
- Haryana Anti-Terrorist Squad officials and seven arrested accused; police allege the accused were linked to an international narco-terror network.
- What
- An investigation into a club shooting led to arrests and alleged links to a network moving narcotics, weapons and drug money.
- When
- The firing occurred on September 13; arrests and seizures followed through September 19, with the investigation continuing.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Alif Laila Club in Panchkula, with arrests and raids also conducted in Mohali and Ludhiana.
- Why
- Police say the accused transported narcotics, weapons and other material for handlers based abroad.
Police Allegations
Unresolved Accused Perspective
Nature of the network
Police Allegations
The ATS says the accused were working for an international narco-terror network involving overseas handlers and local delivery workers.
Unresolved Accused Perspective
The articles provide no statement from the accused or their representatives disputing or responding to the allegations.
Role in the shooting
Police Allegations
Police allege one accused fired two rounds after an argument among youths at the club, injuring a woman.
Unresolved Accused Perspective
The articles do not include the accused’s account of the shooting or any alternative explanation.
- Arrests
- Seven accused have been arrested.
- Initial incident
- A woman was injured after two rounds were fired at Alif Laila Club in Panchkula on September 13.
- Narcotics recovered
- Police seized 529 grams of ‘chitta’, described as a synthetic drug.
- Weapons and ammunition
- One US-made pistol, one 30-bore pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition were recovered.
- Other recoveries
- Five mobile phones and three cash-counting machines were recovered, along with a vehicle in raids in Ludhiana.
- Alleged network activity
- Police allege overseas handlers provided accommodation, vehicles and money to support the transport of weapons and narcotics.
- Investigation focus
- The ATS is examining the supply chain, financial trail, sources of weapons and narcotics, and foreign contacts.