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Punjabi YouTuber Mani Shoker Arrested After Alleged Firing at Police, 5 Foreign Pistols Seized
- •Punjabi YouTuber Manpreet Singh, also known as Mani Shoker, and two associates were arrested in Jalandhar for alleged possession and trafficking of illegal foreign-made weapons.
- •Police seized five pistols and five live cartridges from the accused during a special operation targeting a suspected illegal weapons supply gang.
- •During a vehicle check, one of the accused, Mani Shoker, allegedly attempted to fire at police, with two rounds striking a nearby restaurant wall before he was overpowered.
- •The recovered weapons include a Glock 19 Gen4 (Austria), a Cugir Model TT-C (Romania), two Walther PP pistols (Germany), and one unmarked pistol.
- •Police are investigating the origin and supply network of the foreign-made weapons, and a case has been filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act.
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Punjabi YouTuber Manpreet Singh, also known as Mani Shoker, and two associates were arrested during a special check at Jandiala Mor on September 18 after one of them allegedly attempted to shoot at a police team. During the confrontation, shots were fired toward a roadside restaurant before officers successfully overpowered the suspects.
Police seized a total of five foreign-made pistols and five live cartridges from the accused. The recovered weapons include an Austrian Glock 19 Gen4, a Romanian Cugir Model TT-C pistol, two German Walther PP pistols, and one unlabelled pistol.
A formal case has been registered against the accused at the Sadar police station under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as well as Sections 25, 27, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act.
