A day after a automotive explosion rocked Delhi and a terror module was busted in Faridabad, the Punjab Police on Monday introduced busting a cross-border arms smuggling community with hyperlinks to Pakistan.
As many as six Glock 9mm pistols, 4 magazines, and 4 reside cartridges have been recovered within the operation, the Punjab Police mentioned.
The bust was carried out by the Ferozepur Police, which apprehended two suspects, Gurpreet Singh alias Gori and Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky.
Vikramjeet had direct hyperlinks with a Pakistan-based smuggler concerned in unlawful arms trafficking, police mentioned.
The accused additionally confessed to supplying weapons to native contacts on the instructions of Pakistani handlers, the police mentioned.
“His arrest additionally helped hint an earlier case involving the procurement of an AK-47 rifle from the identical cross-border community. Technical evaluation of seized digital units is underway to reveal the total provide chain — together with overseas handlers and native collaborators,” the Punjab Police mentioned.
The event comes at a time when investigative businesses in India are probing a doable terror angle within the Delhi automotive blast.
The blast passed off at round 7 pm close to the historic Crimson Fort within the nationwide capital, killing no less than 8 and injuring no less than 18.
Though authorities haven’t but declared Monday’s blast as an act of terror, it must be famous that the incident passed off hours after police busted a terror module in Faridabad and recovered 2,900 kg of explosives, arms, and ammunition.
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