Abhishek Kumar, accused in police custody.
In Amritsar, the counter intelligence team has arrested an accused, exposing a large network of smuggling of arms. The team has recovered 7 pistols and Rs 1.5 lakh from a Thar car. The accused was smuggling arms from the Indo-Pak border.
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The CIA was informed that a person named Jassa, along with Pakistani smugglers, is smuggling weapons from the Indo-Pak border. Jassa’s two companions Jodhbir Singh alias Jodha and Abhishek Kumar were helping him in this work.
Accused including black Thar arrested
On the basis of intelligence information, the team took action on Amritsar-Pathankot bypass GT Road. Abhishek Kumar was arrested along with Kali Thar car from near Fatehgarh Shukrachak village. In search of the car, 5 pistol 30 bore and 2 pistols got 9 mm. Apart from this, 4 rounds of 30 bore and Rs 1.5 lakh cash were also recovered.
The accused was in the process of supplying arms
Initial investigation revealed that Abhishek was trying to supply arms to someone else. Both Jodhbir and Abhishek were involved in the smuggling of arms. Police are searching for Jodhbir and Jassa. Investigations are on to identify others involved in this network.
The arrested accused will be produced in the local court for police remand, which aims to highlight deep relations within this network and reveal the front and back relations.