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The Punjab Police has busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers and arrested 3 operatives, seizing 3 foreign-made blase pistols and ammunition from their possession, DGP Gaurav Yadav said connected Sunday (June 21, 2026).
In a station connected X, Mr. Yadav said the cognition was carried retired by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, and Counter Intelligence, Jalandhar, successful coordination with a cardinal agency.
“In a breakthrough against organised transgression and gangster networks, SSOC Amritsar and Counter Intelligence Jalandhar, successful coordination with a cardinal agency, busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers, apprehended 3 operatives and recovered 3 foreign-made blase pistols on with ammunition,” Mr. Yadav wrote.
An FIR has been registered astatine the SSOC constabulary presumption successful Amritsar, helium said.
Preliminary probe revealed that the accused were acting connected the directions of foreign-based gangsters progressive successful pack wars, extortion and different disruptive activities successful Punjab, the DGP said.
According to the investigation, the accused were transporting consignments of weapons and carrying retired transgression activities astatine the behest of their handlers abroad.
The arrestees are besides linked to a execution lawsuit registered successful Amritsar and an attempted execution lawsuit successful Batala.
Further investigations are underway, Mr. Yadav added.
