A day after a car explosion rocked Delhi and a terrorist cell was busted in Faridabad, the Punjab police on Monday announced the bust of a cross-border arms smuggling network with links to Pakistan.
As many as six Glock 9mm pistols, four magazines and four live rounds were recovered during the operation, Punjab Police said.
The bust was carried out by the Ferozepur police who arrested two suspects, Gurpreet Singh alias Gori and Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky.
Vikramjeet had direct links with a Pakistani smuggler involved in the illegal arms trade, police said.
The accused also confessed to supplying weapons to local contacts on the instructions of Pakistani handlers, police said.
“His arrest also helped trace an earlier case involving the purchase of an AK-47 rifle from the same cross-border network. Technical analysis of the seized digital devices is underway to reveal the entire supply chain – including foreign handlers and local collaborators,” the Punjab police said.
The development comes as investigative agencies in India are probing a possible terror angle in the Delhi car blast.
The blast took place around 7:00 pm near the historic Red Fort in the state capital, killing at least 8 and injuring at least 18.
Although authorities have yet to declare Monday’s blast an act of terrorism, it should be noted that the incident came hours after police busted a terrorist cell in Faridabad and recovered 2,900 kg of explosives, weapons and ammunition.
(This is a developing story. Watch for updates).
