Punjab Police busts arms supply module, 17-year-old among those arrested
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The Punjab Police has busted an arms supply module in Kapurthala and recovered five country-made 7.65MM pistols. Two people, including a 17-year-old juvenile, have been arrested.
The Punjab Police on Sunday busted an arms supply module in Kapurthala and recovered five country-made 7.65 mm pistols. Two people were arrested during the police operation.
The two people arrested by the police were identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mehrajwala village in Jalandhar, and an unnamed 17-year-old juvenile.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the duo were acting on the directions of foreign-based handlers residing in the Philippines and United Arab Emirates, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav told reporters.
Preliminary investigation also revealed that they were procuring illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and supplying them to criminal gangs. The recovered weapons were intended to be used for firing and extortion activities in the region, Yadav said.
Acting on intelligence inputs, Punjab Police arrested Ajay Kumar and recovered one pistol from his possession. Further investigation led to the arrest of his 17-year-old accomplice and recovery of four more pistols, said Gaurav Toora, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala.
Further investigations are underway to completely unmask the network, Toora added. Punjab Police has filed an FIR and a criminal case under Section 25 of the Arms Act.
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