Chandigarh: Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a man and recovered two hand grenades, two pistols and as many magazines from his possession in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. The accused were identified as Sarabjit Singh, a native of Amisha village of Tarn Taran district.According to police, the accused was nabbed while transporting the arms from Tarn Taran towards Gurdaspur when a police team – which had a tip-off and set up a checkpoint – intercepted him and recovered the arms and ammunition from his possession.2 HELD WITH 4.13 KG HEROIN
Meanwhile, police also nabbed two persons and recovered 4.13 kg heroin from their possession in Amritsar.
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The accused have been identified as Atish Suman a native of Kapurthala and Sawinder Singh of Amritsar.DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were in direct contact with Europe-based handlers and jailed operatives, facilitating cross-border drug smuggling and had prior criminal involvement under NDPS and Arms Act.