Thursday, June 18, 2026
ADVT 
India

Punjab Police bust drone-based arms smuggling module

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 Oct, 2022 12:36 PM
  • Punjab Police bust drone-based arms smuggling module

Chandigarh, Oct 5 (IANS) Punjab Police on Wednesday busted a drone-based arms smuggling module with the arrest of two people, including an undertrial.

The arrested have been identified as Jaskaran Singh, lodged at Sub Jail in Goindwal Sahib, and Rattanbir Singh, who is out on bail.

Police recovered 10 foreign-made pistols, including five .30 bore (made in China) and five 9mm (made in the US) along with eight magazines from both of them, besides a mobile phone concealed by Jaskaran Singh in his barrack.

AIG Counter Intelligence, Amritsar, Amarjit Singh Bajwa said Jaskaran Singh was brought on a production warrant in a case pertaining to the NDPS Act, registered in August.

During questioning, he confessed that he was using a mobile phone in jail to contact Pakistan-based smugglers through WhatsApp for smuggling of narcotics and arms and ammunition from Pakistan via drones.

The AIG said for this purpose the accused was taking the help of Rattanbir Singh, who used to retrieve the consignments dropped via drones from different border areas.

Rattanbir Singh is also a co-accused in various NDPS cases with Jaskaran Singh.

Bajwa said one consignment of five .30 bore pistols along with four magazines was recovered from the location revealed by Jaskaran Singh on the Taran Taran-Ferozepur road, where Rattanbir Singh had concealed them.

MORE India ARTICLES

Amarinder Singh Ridicules PM Modi's 'Chowkidar' Campaign

Amarinder Singh Ridicules PM Modi's 'Chowkidar' Campaign
"Such slogans do not help fill the stomachs of our poor people, they do not give jobs to our youth," Amarinder Singh said.

Amarinder Singh Ridicules PM Modi's 'Chowkidar' Campaign

Saw Her Lie Motionless: Kerala Man's Wife Killed In New Zealand Attack

Recounting the horrible attack, Abdul Nazer told CNN that he and Ansi Alibava were seated separately inside the mosque -- men sat on the left, women on the right.

Saw Her Lie Motionless: Kerala Man's Wife Killed In New Zealand Attack

'Can't Feed Birds From Balcony,' Supreme Court Tells Flat Owner

The top court refused to interfere with an order restraining a woman from feeding birds from her balcony flat in a high rise building in Mumbai.

'Can't Feed Birds From Balcony,' Supreme Court Tells Flat Owner

Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan Hold Technical Talks, Discuss Coordinates

India and Pakistan on Tuesday held a meeting of technical experts to discuss issues related to the Kartarpur corridor, including its alignment, coordinates, and other engineering aspects of the proposed crossing points, sources said.

Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan Hold Technical Talks, Discuss Coordinates

ED Attaches 13 Assets In Terror-Funding Probe Against Hizb Chief Salahuddin

The central probe agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach 13 properties, worth Rs 1.22 crore, in the state.

ED Attaches 13 Assets In Terror-Funding Probe Against Hizb Chief Salahuddin

1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre: CBI Likens Killing Of Sikhs With Nazi Extermination Of Jews

Terming the killing of Sikhs during the 1984 riots as a “crime against humanity”, the CBI has likened it with mass extermination of Jews by Nazis, mass killing of Bangladeshis by Pakistan Army and killing of Armenians by Kurds and Turks.

1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre: CBI Likens Killing Of Sikhs With Nazi Extermination Of Jews