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Four Arrested with Seven High-End Pistols in Punjab's Gurdaspur, Arms Smuggling Racket Busted
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:15
Four Arrested with Seven High-End Pistols in Punjab's Gurdaspur, Arms Smuggling Racket Busted
- •Four individuals, including three from Uttarakhand, were arrested in Gurdaspur, Punjab, with seven sophisticated pistols and eight magazines.
- •The recovered weapons include a Glock (Austrian-made), four Chinese .30 bore pistols, and two locally made .30 bores.
- •Police also impounded a Maruti Swift car with Uttarakhand registration, allegedly used for arms trafficking.
- •Preliminary investigations suggest the accused have links to individuals in Dubai and the USA who directed them to collect the illegal weapons.
- •A case has been registered at Kalanaur police station, and further investigation is underway to uncover the complete network and its linkages.
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Four individuals were arrested from the border district of Gurdaspur in connection with an arms-smuggling racket.
Police recovered seven sophisticated pistols—including an Austrian Glock, four Chinese-made .30 bore pistols, and two local .30 bores—along with eight magazines and a silver Maruti Swift vehicle.
The arrestees include Lovepreet Singh (26), Lovepreet Singh (25), and Jashandeep Singh from Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar, alongside Harjinder Singh from Gurdaspur's Kalanaur.
