The arrested drug smugglers have been identified as Akashdeep Singh, 22, and Akash alias Mota, 19, both residents of Cheema Kalan in Tarn Taran; and Sandeep Singh, 30, a resident of Kotli Vasawa Singh in Tarn Taran.
Those arrested have been identified as Rahul Singh alias Kalu (20) of Thathi Sohal in Tarn Taran, Gurmukh Singh (21) of village Sudhar Rajputan in Amritsar, and Varinderpal Singh (32) of village Akalgarh Dhaphian in Amritsar.
The ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, intensified by retaliatory strikes under Operation Sindoor, have now taken a heavy toll on aviation networks, with Pakistan's official closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft on 24 April triggering widespread disruption.
At least 15 people lost their lives, and many others were hospitalised after they consumed spurious liquor in Amritsar. According to police, the majority of the victims were from villages such as Bhangali Kalan, Thariewal, Sangha, and Marari Kalan under Majitha block in Amritsar district of Punjab.
Air India and IndiGo have announced the cancellation of flights to and from several key cities near the India-Pakistan border for Tuesday.
No incident of firing along the International Borders in Amritsar and other border districts in Punjab has been reported
A government official here said all six sensitive districts -- Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran -- that share borders with Pakistan have already been placed on high alert.
Multiple enemy-armed drones were spotted flying over Khasa Cantonment in Amritsar in Punjab and they were instantly engaged and destroyed by air defence units, the Indian Army said on Saturday.
The Chandigarh administration on Friday issued an air warning of a possible attack, following which sirens were sounded.
Major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Amritsar and others were put on high alert on Wednesday following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed at least 26 lives and left many others injured.
