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.
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.
In a decisive crackdown on drug networks amid the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nadhian Virudh’, the Amritsar Rural Police have busted a narco-terrorism hawala racket with the arrest of two Hawala operators and recovered Rs 17.60 lakh and $4000 from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
In another incident, a blast in the wee hours of Saturday at Thakur Dwara temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar left people in a state of panic.
To cater to the increased passenger demand during the Holi festive season, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate eight pairs of special trains on key routes.
