Overview
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested four residents of Ranian village identified as Jaskinder Singh alias Sikander, Harpal Singh, Gurmukh Singh and Sukhdeep Singh.
- Officers seized 1.5 kg of heroin, Rs 1.98 lakh in suspected drug proceeds, two pistols — a 9 mm and a .30 bore — and 34 cartridges marked as Pakistan Ordnance Factory.
- Investigators say the group retrieved cross-border drops after receiving instructions via social media from handlers based in Pakistan.
- The accused are relatives aged 19 to 33 with no previous criminal record, according to Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar.
- Recoveries followed disclosure statements: the pistols from Gurmukh and Sukhdeep, and the heroin from Jaskinder and Harpal, as police pursue forward and backward linkages.