Amritsar: Police recovered arms and ammunition from near the international border on Sunday and named a Pakistani smuggler with links to Sikh hardline groups for a bid to revive militancy in Punjab.
Amritsar (rural) senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dhruv Dahiya said the police recovered 1 FAL 222 rifle with one magazine and nine live rounds, 1 AK-47 rifle with one magazine and five live rounds, one .303 bore gun with one magazine and seven live rounds and one .30 bore China-made pistol with one magazine.
Acting on specific input, the police made the recovery from near the border pillar number 99/3 near Border Security Force (BSF) Pul Moran Border outpost, about 10 metres inside the Indian territory from the border with Pakistan.
Patiala: Farmers who have been protesting against the acquisition of their land for Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway, on Saturday held a meeting in Jal.
While searching the vehicle, police seized 8kg of heroin, which was hidden in a cavity created near the radiator of the car, police said. (Representative Image)
HOSHIARPUR: The Punjab Police has busted a gang of drug smugglers, with the arrest of three persons, and seized 8kg of heroin, an official said on Saturday.
Addressing the media here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navjot Singh Mahal said acting on a tip off, a police team stopped an SUV at Thuana village on the Mahilpur-Phagwara road on Friday night.
While searching the vehicle, police seized 8kg of heroin, which was hidden in a cavity created near the radiator of the car, police said.