Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Amritsar Police Busts Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Ring, Four Arrested
Police in Amritsar caught a group of people who were getting guns from Pakistan and selling them to criminals in Punjab.
They arrested four people and found seven guns.
The group was getting the guns near the border with Pakistan.
The police are still investigating to find out who else was involved.
Amritsar Police busted a cross-border arms smuggling network.
Four individuals were arrested and seven pistols recovered.
The accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers.
Arms were received near the Indo-Pak border and supplied to gangs in Punjab.
The arrests prevented a major criminal incident.
- Who
- Akashdeep Singh, Ramanpreet Singh, Pratap Singh, and Sarbjit Singh were arrested.
- What
- Amritsar Police busted a cross-border arms smuggling network and arrested four individuals.
- When
- The operation took place recently, with the arrests made ahead of Independence Day.
- Where
- Amritsar, near the Indo-Pak border.
- Why
- To supply illegal arms to criminal gangs.
- Arrested Individuals
- Akashdeep Singh, Ramanpreet Singh, Pratap Singh, Sarbjit Singh
- Recovered Firearms
- Seven pistols (various types)
- Location
- Amritsar
- Connecting Link
- Pakistan-based smugglers
- Arresting Agency
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police
- Lead Officer
- Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav
- FIR
- Registered on August 2 under Section 25 of the Arms Act
