Chandigarh, June 21: Punjab Police has busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers and arrested three operatives, recovering three sophisticated foreign-made pistols and ammunition, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
According to the DGP, the operation was jointly conducted by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, and Counter Intelligence, Jalandhar, in coordination with a central agency.
“In a breakthrough against organised crime and gangster networks, SSOC Amritsar and Counter Intelligence Jalandhar, in coordination with a central agency, busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers, apprehended three operatives and recovered three foreign-made sophisticated pistols along with ammunition,” Yadav said in a post on X.
An FIR has been registered at the SSOC police station in Amritsar.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of foreign-based gangsters involved in gang wars, extortion and other disruptive activities in Punjab. Police said the accused were transporting consignments of weapons and carrying out criminal activities at the behest of their handlers abroad.
The arrested men are also linked to a murder case registered in Amritsar and an attempted murder case in Batala. Further investigations are underway, the DGP added.
