Punjab police seize huge cache of foreign-made pistols
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Arrest weapons smuggler allegedly linked with Pak-based terror outfits and anti-India pro-Khalistani elements based in U.S., Canada and U.K.
The Punjab police on Friday said they have seized a huge cache of foreign-made pistols and arrested a weapons smuggler, allegedly linked with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits and anti-India pro-Khalistani elements based in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said the weapons were meant for carrying out terror activities in various parts of India. He said Jagjit Singh (25), a resident of district Batala, was arrested from near Kathunangal in Amritsar on Thursday night by a team of Punjab Internal Security Wing. “The team recovered from him two nylon bags containing 48 pistols of different foreign makes and bores, along with magazines and ammunition. The cache included 19 pistols of 9 mm [Zigana-Made in Turkey], 37 magazines and 45 rounds; 9 pistols of .30 bore (Made in China) and 22 magazines; 19 pistols of .30 bore (Star mark), 38 magazines and 148 rounds; and 1 pistol of 9 mm (Baretta-Italian) and two magazines.”
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