Preliminary investigation suggests the accused were linked to foreign-based smugglers who allegedly supplied heroin and illegal firearms for distribution among criminal networks in Punjab and beyond.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar busted a narcotics smuggling network, arresting three individuals and recovering 25 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav in a statement.
Class XII student Tia Gaurav from Amritsar's School of Eminence has been selected for Mission ShakthiSAT, an international programme that will bring together students from 108 countries to collaboratively design and build a satellite.
The recovered pistols include one 9MM Glock, one .30 bore Tisas Turkiye, one .30 bore Special Modified Pistol, four .30 bore pistols.
An Air India Airbus A321 operating between Delhi and Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace after a navigation system snag. The aircraft returned safely to Indian airspace following an alert from Pakistani ATC and later landed in Amritsar after a diversion to Delhi.
Two close associates of key BKI operative Jeevan Fauji – identified as Karajpreet Singh of Verowal and Gurlal Singh alias Harman of Goindwal Sahib, both from Tarn Taran district – have been arrested.
In a significant breakthrough against organised crime, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police successfully dismantled a major network linked to the foreign-based Kishan Gang.
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.
