Chandigarh, Jun 21 (PTI) The Punjab Police has busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers and arrested three operatives, seizing three foreign-made sophisticated pistols and ammunition from their possession, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
In a post on X, Yadav said the operation was carried out by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, and Counter Intelligence, Jalandhar, in coordination with a central agency.
“In a breakthrough against organised crime and gangster networks, SSOC Amritsar and Counter Intelligence Jalandhar, in coordination with a central agency, busted a gangster module linked to foreign-based handlers, apprehended three operatives and recovered three foreign-made sophisticated pistols along with ammunition,” Yadav wrote.
An FIR has been registered at the SSOC police station in Amritsar, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of foreign-based gangsters involved in gang wars, extortion and other disruptive activities in Punjab, the DGP said.
The investigation found that the accused were transporting consignments of weapons and carrying out criminal activities at the behest of their handlers abroad, he added.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Anmol Singh alias Mohla, Jagroop Singh alias Roopa, both residents of Batala and Mohit Kumar alias Joban, a resident of Kawariyan Wali Puli at Gate Hakiman in Amritsar. The police said the trio is also linked to a murder case registered in Amritsar and an attempted murder case in Batala.
Sharing operational details, Assistant Inspector General of Police, SSOC Amritsar, Sukhminder Singh Mann said the arrests were made during an intelligence-led operation.
He said investigations revealed that Anmol and Mohit were linked to a murder case registered under the Amritsar Police Commissionerate in September 2025 and an attempt to murder case registered in Batala in June 2026.
Mann said Anmol and his associates had also been assigned similar criminal tasks, which have now been averted with his arrest. PTI SUN SMV PRK
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