Arrested persons was smuggling weapons from MP to supply them in Punjab : DGP Yadav
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 16-
State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) SAS Nagar has apprehended one person for running an inter-state organised arms smuggling racket and recovered four .32 bore pistols from his possession, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Vinod Kumar alias Rahul, a resident of Giyaspura in Ludhiana. The latter has a criminal background with cases pertaining to theft and snatching registered against him.
DGP said that the SSOC Amritsar had received a secret information that accused Vinod, who is involved in supplying of illegal arms and ammunition from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab, is going to Kharar from Ludhiana to deliver the weapon consignment to criminal elements.
Acting swiftly, police team from SSOC laid a trap and successfully apprehended accused Vinod Kumar from near Toll Plaza in Gharuan Kharar and recovered two .32 bore pistols from his possession, he said, while adding that further investigation has resulted in recovery of two more .32 bore pistols from pinpointed location revealed by the accused.
