On Camera, Punjab Police And Criminals Come Face To Face. Then Begins A Chase
Video of about a minute shows police intercepting criminals’ SUV with theirs on a narrow road next to a busy market in Amritsar What happens when two SUVs — one with criminals and the other with cops — end up bumper to bumper in front of each other? This dramatic turn of events, captured on […]Read More
Punjab DGP orders quarterly inspection of gun shops
The Director General of Police, Punjab, has issued directions to police officers to mandatorily inspect shops selling guns and small weapons across the state on a quarterly basis. In Short All gun shops will be inspected on a quarterly basis. The move aims at plugging the pilferage of ammunition from gun shops. The directions come […]Read More
Seven NRIs among 11 booked for supplying arms in Punjab
Police suspect more target killings of prominent leaders can be carried out in the state; the Brother of Canada-based gangster Landa also nominated in FIR The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Mohali, has booked a total of 11 persons, including seven NRIs, for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition illegally in Punjab to hinder peace. Police […]Read More
98 held, 97 FIRs lodged as Punjab cops seize narcotics, arms
The police recovered 1 kg heroin, Rs 10.91 lakh in cash, 158 litres of illicit liquor, 660 kg ‘lahan’, 103 kg poppy husk, 19 kg ‘bhang’ and 10,460 intoxicant tablets The Punjab Police Tuesday apprehended 98 people, including three proclaimed offenders, and recovered narcotics and weapons during a five-hour statewide cordon-and-search operation aimed at checking […]Read More
63 Pistols Seized, 3 Arms Suppliers Arrested By Punjab Police
As many as 24 cases were earlier registered against the three accused, who used to supply pistols in Punjab, Rajasthan and other states, Punjab State Special Operation Cell’s sub-inspector Jagdeep Singh said. The Punjab Police have arrested three illegal arms suppliers and seized 63 country-made pistols from their possession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, an […]Read More
How illegal weapons, ammunition find its way to gun enthusiasts in Punjab
With over four lakh active gun licence holders, Punjab stands third on the list of states with active gun licences in the country. HIGHLIGHTS Besides Pakistan, illegal arms are also being smuggled from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Licensed gun houses are also involved in illegal sale of ammunition Keeping a gun is more than […]Read More
Punjab cops claim to have busted another interstate module
This was the fourth such MP-based illegal weapon manufacturing and supply module busted by the Punjab police within the last 8 months AMRITSAR: Punjab police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an interstate module involved in manufacturing and supply of illegal weapons across the state with the arrest of its two members from Madhya Pradesh. […]Read More