Amritsar, March 29 — The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, busted a Pakistan-backed arms smuggling racket with the arrest of two operatives allegedly supplying weapons to associates of foreign-based gangsters Lakhbir Landa and Satta Naushera, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.
The accused, identified as Fateh Singh and Gurpreet Singh from Dhalla village in Tarn Taran, were arrested following a tip-off. Police recovered five sophisticated weapons from their possession, including two .30-bore PX5 pistols and three .30-bore star-marked pistols.
According to DGP Yadav, the accused had links with a Pakistan-based smuggler, Amar from Gharak, who used drones to drop weapons and ammunition across the border. The accused allegedly retrieved these consignments and were set to deliver the latest batch near the School of Eminence in Naraingarh when they were intercepted.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that Amar and his associates were working in collusion with gangsters Landa and Satta Naushera from Tarn Taran to smuggle weapons into India using drones,” Yadav said, adding that the probe is ongoing.
A case has been registered under sections 25, 25(1)(A), 25(7), and 25(8) of the Arms Act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the State Special Operations Cell police station in Amritsar.
