Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate busted an organised crime network, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
The DGP also said that three people have been arrested following the recovery of a hand grenade in the state’s Gurdaspur.
In a post on X, the Punjab police chief said that Jalandhar police have apprehended four accused and recovered eight sophisticated pistols, including a PX5 Pistol, a Zigana Pistol, three .30 bore pistols, and three .32 bore pistols, along with 45 live cartridges.
“Preliminary investigation reveals links of the accused with foreign-based handlers. Further, all the accused were evading arrest in two murder cases,” he said.
He said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire network.
“Punjab Police remains committed to its zero-tolerance policy against organised crime, illegal arms trafficking, and anti-national activities to ensure a safe and secure state,” the DGP asserted.
In another post, DGP Yadav said that Gurdaspur Police, in coordination with Punjab Counter Intelligence, have solved the case involving a hand grenade recovered on April 27 near Geeta Bhawan Road in the city.
He mentioned that three accused have been arrested in the case.
“Acting swiftly on technical inputs, CCTV footage, and human intelligence, police identified the accused involved in hurling the hand grenade near the shop premises. During investigation, another hand grenade was also recovered from the residence of one accused,” DGP Yadav said.
According to him, preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of a foreign-based handler and had received two hand grenades from the handler.
“FIR has been registered at PS City, Gurdaspur under relevant sections of the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act. Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages, including foreign handlers and local support networks.”
After Punjab witnessed two back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar, DGP Gaurav Yadav had mentioned links to Pakistan’s ISI.
Addressing a press conference, DGP Yadav had said: “As of now, no one has claimed responsibility for the incident, but we believe it may be part of Pakistan’s ISI designs to cause disruptions in Punjab on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star. Punjab is fighting a proxy war against Pakistan on behalf of the country.”
–IANS
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