Adcp Amandeep Brar and ACP Rajesh Sharma, giving information about the miscreants smuggling illegal weapons.
In Ludhiana today (Saturday), the CIA staff arrested three people from Uttar Pradesh for smuggling illegal pistols and selling local gangs and miscreants. An accused is fond of making reel, so he had ordered desi katta from Uttar Pradesh. Accused 8
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Those arrested have been identified as Ajit Singh alias Bohemia, resident of Mahadev Nagar Lohar, Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Nagar Sherpur resident Vaibhav Mishra and poor city Jaspal Bangar resident Jagpreet Singh alias Kaka. Ajit Singh was fond of making reel, who had ordered weapons from UP to make reel.
ADCP Amandeep Singh Brar said …
ADCP Amandeep Singh Brar and ACP Rajesh Sharma said that on the basis of an information, the police first caught Ajit Singh near Govindgarh railway crossing and recovered the pistol from him.
During interrogation, he told that his partner Vaibhav Mishra also has an illegal weapon. Vaibhav Mishra was then arrested with a 315 bore pistol.
During the investigation, the police reached Jagpreet Singh, who reportedly bought a third pistol from both. Based on his revelations, the police recovered a total of three pistols and live cartridges. Pawan, a partner of the accused, is still absconding.
Ajit released on bail in January
ADCP said that it is believed that weapons have been ordered from Uttar Pradesh and other states. Police said that Ajit Singh has a criminal history and three cases have been registered against him in different police stations. He was released on bail in January 2025, two months ago.
The three accused were produced in the court and have been sent on three days police remand. The police is now investigating this network so that weapons are coming from where and on which scale it is being traded.
Police engaged in identification of people involved in the gang
Efforts are also being made to identify others involved in the smuggling gang. Adcp Brar said that the accused used to bring pistols from outside the state and sell them in Ludhiana. We are trying to locate their entire supply chain. If more people are found involved, strict legal action will be taken.