Overview
- Seven operatives, including a 17-year-old, were detained in Amritsar as police recovered 15 pistols comprising nine Glock 9mm and six .30-bore weapons.
- Four more suspects were arrested in Mohali, including a national-level wrestler from Maharashtra, with five pistols seized during an alleged interstate delivery.
- Mohali police say the weapons were sourced from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for supply to Punjab networks linked to organised gangs.
- Punjab’s DGP said preliminary findings indicate contact with a Pakistan-based handler via social media and reported drone drops near the border are under investigation.
- FIRs have been registered under the Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and on November 1 the BSF and Punjab Police reported a separate arrest in Gurdaspur and recent border recoveries including a drone carrying a pistol.