In a significant crackdown, the Puri Police have dismantled an arms smuggling and supply syndicate, arresting six men in a special operation led by the Superintendent of Police, Puri, Puri Police said in a statement.
The two accused, Sukhchain Singh and Jugraj Singh, were intercepted while transporting a weapons consignment allegedly sent by a Pakistan-based smuggler named Noor, officials said.
The police action was taken after receiving an intel from the informer on Sunday. Based on the information, the police intercepted the vehicle of the accused in Chandmari area under the jurisdiction of Kampoo police station in the district and thoroughly checked it.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) escort team onboard Train No. 14620 UP Tripura Sundari Express made a significant recovery, averting a potential threat to public safety, as per an official statement.
A native of Gurdaspur, Punjab, Bhagwanpuria has been involved in 128 criminal cases, including high-profile murder cases, extortion, arms smuggling, and 12 cases under the NDPS Act since 2012.
The arms and ammunition were also recovered during the operation at a farmhouse in the Abohar district, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) said in an official statement.
Delhi Police said on Friday that they have busted an interstate illegal arms smuggling cartel in Delhi-NCR and arrested its three key members. The cartel was operating from Nabha Jail in Punjab's Patiala.
NIA special court in Punjab's Mohali has sentenced nine individuals to imprisonment in a case linked to the drone-based smuggling of explosives and arms.
According to officials, the searches were conducted at the premises of 15 accused/suspects at 17 locations in the states of Bihar (12 locations), Nagaland (3 locations), Haryana (1 location) and Jammu and Kashmir (1 location).
The High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah, changing his sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment in the 10-truck arms smuggling case.