Category: Crime

AMRITSAR NEWS (April 6): In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Punjab Police has busted an ISI-backed terror module being operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) with the arrest of three accused persons and recovered two Arges hand grenades along with a foreign-made Glock pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of village Ammishah in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Singh, a resident of village Nangal Pannuwan in Amritsar and Amandeep Singh, a resident of Indra Colony in Amritsar.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the recovered grenades bear markings of Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), indicating cross-border linkages.

The DGP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the module was involved in systematic targeting of police establishments across multiple states, which has now been successfully averted. Efforts are ongoing to identify, track, and apprehend other members of the module, he added.

Sharing operational details, AIG State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said that in an intelligence led operation, police teams from SSOC arrested Sarabjit Singh and Amandeep Singh, and recovered hand grenades and pistol from their possession.

The AIG said that preliminary investigations revealed that the key operative and primary contact of PIOs in the group, Bikramjit Singh was operating from Deesa in Gujarat. The information was immediately shared with ATS Gujarat and with their active cooperation, accused Bikramjit Singh was arrested by a team of SSOC Amritsar, he said.

AIG Sukhminder Mann said that during investigation it was revealed that all accused were in touch with PIOs via social media platforms. Probe has also revealed that acting on directions from ISI handlers, the group was also planning to carry out grenade attacks on various Police establishments in Punjab and other states, he added.

In this regard, a case FIR No. 21 dated 03-04-2026 has been registered under section 4 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, section 25 of the Arms Act, and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC Amritsar.

Punjab E News (April 5): Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling module with the arrest of two accused persons and recovered 4.13 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Atish Suman (22), a resident of Palahi Gate in Phagwara, Kapurthala, and Sawinder Singh alias Sundri (28), a resident of village Boparai Kalan in Amritsar.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were in direct contact with Europe-based handlers and jailed operatives, facilitating cross-border drug smuggling and distributing consignments across Majha and Doaba regions. Both accused have prior criminal involvement under NDPS and Arms Act, he said.

The DGP said that further investigation is ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to uncover the entire network.

Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that acting on reliable secret information, police teams had arrested accused Atish Suman with 220 grams heroin. Upon further interrogation, an additional 670 grams of heroin was recovered, taking the total recovery from him to 890 grams, he said.

The CP said that based on the disclosure made by Atish Suman, police teams also arrested his associate Sawinder Singh alias Sundri, from whom a major recovery of 3.24 kg was recovered. Further investigation is on, and more arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.

In this regard, FIR no. 64 dated 27-03-2026 has been registerd under sections 21-B, 21-C and 29 of the NDPS act at Police Station Sultanwind in Amritsar.

Punjab E News (April 5): Continuing its swift action in the Chandigarh grenade attack case amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police in joint operation with Chandigarh Police and with the assistance of Haryana Police has successfully arrested the two main perpetrators— who had lobbed hand grenade outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Sector 37, Chandigarh— from Rewari in Haryana, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet Singh, both residents of Rattangarh in Rupnagar. Accused Amanpreet Singh has a prior criminal record, with FIRs of theft and snatching registered against him in SAS Nagar and Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh respectively.

The development came a day after five accused— identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, Charanjit Singh alias Channi, Rubal Chauhan and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma— involved in this case were arrested and one hand grenade along with one .30 bore Zigana pistol were recovered from their possession.

DGP Gaurav Yadav, while addressing the press conference here, said that with these latest arrests, all seven accused involved in the case are now in police custody. The DGP was accompanied by ADGP Counter Intelligence Amit Prasad, ADGP Internal Security SK Verma, IGP Intelligence Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, AIG SSOC SAS Nagar Deepak Pareek.

The DGP said that the arrested accused had been motivated and directed by ISI-backed foreign-based handlers Baljot Singh alias Jot in Portugal and Harjeet Singh Laadi in Germany, and were promised a monetary reward of Rs 2 lakhs for carrying out the attack.

Acting on the directions of their foreign-based handlers, the accused persons coordinated the delivery and execution of the attack, he said, while adding that accused persons used multiple cutouts and sub-modules to execute the attack.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that during preliminary questioning, accused Gurtej Singh disclosed that he had come in contact with a foreign-based handler approximately six months ago via social media platform. Acting on the handler’s instructions, Gurtej along with his co-accused Rubal Chauhan and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma, collected the consignment of arms and grenades from Jasvir alias Jassi at Village Bharapur in SBS Nagar on March 28, 2026, he said, while adding that, Gurtej subsequently took Amanpreet Singh along to carry out the attack.

The DGP said that on April 1, after conducting a recce, Amanpreet Singh hurled the grenade, while Gurtej Singh recorded the act on his mobile phone at the handler’s behest. Both accused thereafter fled the scene, he said.

DGP Gaurav Yadav thanked the DGsP of Chandigarh and Haryana, and appreciated the significant role played by Chandigarh Police and STF of Haryana Police in unraveling this entire conspiracy and nabbing the accused.

Chandigarh News (April 4): Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police, has successfully solved the Chandigarh grenade attack case with the arrest of five accused involved in the incident and recovered one hand grenade and one .30 bore Zigana pistol along ammunition from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

Those arrested have been identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami of village Majari in SBS Nagar, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi of village Bharapur in SBS Nagar, Charanjit Singh alias Channi of village Sujawalpur in SBS Nagar, Rubal Chauhan of village Thana in Shimla and Mandeep alias Abhijot Sharma of Dhuri in Sangrur.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the module was backed by Pakistan’s ISI and operated under the directions of foreign-based handlers located in Portugal and Germany. The accused persons were part of a structured network involving multiple cutouts and sub-modules to execute the attack, he said.

The DGP said that two key perpetrators involved in the attack have also been identified. Further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he added.

As per the information, a grenade attack was carried out outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office at Sector 37 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Sharing more details, AIG State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) SAS Nagar Deepak Pareek said that the investigation has further revealed that the arrested accused had transported a consignment containing hand grenades, arms and live cartridges. The consignment was circulated through multiple operatives before being handed over to the final perpetrators, he said.

The AIG said that acting on the directions of Portugal-based handler, the arrested accused persons coordinated the delivery and execution of the attack. Police teams are conducting raids to apprehend the absconding perpetrators involved in the attack, he added.

In this regard, a case FIR No. 4 dated 03/04/26 has been registered under section 25(1) (B) of the Arms act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC SAS Nagar.

Punjab E News (April 4, 2026): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Assistant Sub Inspector Tarlochan Singh posted as Naib Court in Ludhiana Court, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Chandigarh road, Ludhiana.

He said that the a case had registered against the complainant and his license pistal had also been taken over in the possession of police during the complainant’s arrest. In this connection, complainant alleged that accused Naib Court demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000/- and Skechers Shoes in lieu of help him in his court case pertaining to return his license pistal. Complainant had recorded the entire conversation of demanding bribe and Skechers Shoes.

Unwilling to pay any illegal gratification, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau range Ludhiana. After a preliminary enquiry on his complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Naib Court was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 10,000/- and Grey Colour Skecher Shoes from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.

In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Ludhiana and further investigation into this case is under progress.

Punjab E News (April 3): As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 73rd day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 483 raids at the at identified and mapped locations linked to associates of gangsters across the state.

As per the information, the “Gangstran Te Vaar”— a decisive war to make Punjab a gangster-free state was launched by the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on January 20, 2026. Police teams from all the districts in coordination with Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab has been conducting special operations across the state.

On Day 73, Police teams arrested 198 individuals after recovering 13 weapons, taking the total arrests to 18,629 since the launch of the campaign.

Apart from this, preventive action has been taken against 72 persons, whereas, 106 persons were verified and released after questioning. Police teams have also arrested five proclaimed offenders (POs) during the operation.

People can anonymously report information related to wanted criminals and gangsters, and also share tips on crime and criminal activity, through the Anti Gangster Helpline number 93946-93946.

Meanwhile, Police teams have continued its drive against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” for 398th day with 98 drug smugglers arrested on Friday and recovered 6.3 kg heroin, 700 grams opium, 3.5 kg poppy husk, 421 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 8400 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 56,806 in just 398 days. As part of De-addiction, the Punjab Police has convinced 35 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today

Jalandhar News (April 02, 2026): Under the directions of S. Harvinder Singh Virk, PPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, the Jalandhar Rural Police, as part of its ongoing campaign against serious crimes, has successfully solved a murder case. Considering the sensitivity of the case, a special team led by Vineet Ahilawat, IPS, Superintendent of Police (Investigation), and Onkar Singh Brar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division Nakodar, along with Sub-Inspector Dilbag Singh, SHO Police Station Sadar Nakodar, acted swiftly using modern and technical methods to trace and arrest the accused Gurdev Singh.

Sharing further details, Onkar Singh Brar, DSP sub-division nakodar stated that on 01.04.2026, Amanpreet Singh, son of Balwinder Singh, resident of Patti Akalpur Malsian, Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar, submitted a complaint stating that his uncle Amarjit Singh, son of Ajmer Singh, aged about 45 years, who had been working with Gurdev Singh for nearly 20 years, had not returned home since November 2025. On suspicion, FIR No. 63 dated 01.04.2026 under Sections 103 and 238 of BNS was registered at Police Station Sadar Nakodar against Gurdev Singh.

During preliminary interrogation, the accused disclosed that on 13.11.2025, he murdered Amarjit Singh and, with the intention of disposing of the body, dug a pit about 5–6 feet deep near the bathroom in his house and buried the body in a plastic sack.

Today, in the presence of Duty Magistrate Sh. Pavandeep Singh, the police team, on the identification of the accused, carried out excavation near the bathroom at his residence in village Gandhra and recovered the buried dead body of Amarjit Singh. Panchayats of village Gandhra and Malsian Patti Akalpur were also present at the spot.

The post-mortem of the body will be conducted by a board of doctors, and DNA samples of the deceased will also be collected. The accused will be produced before the Hon’ble Court, and police remand will be obtained for further in-depth investigation.

Details of the Deceased:
1. Amarjit Singh, son of Ajmer Singh, resident of Patti Akalpur Malsian, Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar (aged about 45 years)

Arrested Accused:
1. Gurdev Singh, son of Gahil Singh, resident of Village Pachharhia, Police Station Mehatpur, District Jalandhar, presently residing at Village Gandhra, Police Station Sadar Nakodar, District Jalandhar

Chandigarh News (April 2, 2026): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Sub Divisional Officer Hardeep Singh posted at PSPCL office, Sub Division Kup Kalan district Malerkotla , red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of village Bhogiwal district Malerkotla.

He said that the accused SDO Hardeep Singh checked the complainant’s house and told him that unauthorised electricity meters installed in his house. In this regard, accused SDO demanded bribe of Rs. 10,000/- to keep these electricity meter continue. Complainant had recorded the entire conversation of demanding bribe.

Unwilling to pay any illegal gratification, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau range Patiala. After a preliminary enquiry on his complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 10,000/- from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.

In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigation into this case is under progress.

Patiala News (April 2): In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Patiala Police has busted an inter-state illegal arms supply module with the arrest of four accused persons and recovered 10 sophisticated self-loading firearms from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

Those arrested have been identified as Saurabh Kumar, a resident of village Jarang Deeh in Muzaffarpur, Bihar; ⁠Sajan, a resident of Sohana in SAS Nagar; Abhishek alias Kaka, a resident of Gurdeep Colony Ablowal in Patiala; and ⁠Inderjit Singh alias Rohit, a resident of Old Bishan Nagar in Patiala.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were sourcing country-made weapons from Bihar, and supplying them in the state for criminal activities. Further probe has also indicated gang rivalry, with plans to target a rival criminal linked to the Goldy Dhillon network to establish dominance in the area, he said.

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages in this case to dismantle the entire network.

Sharing operational details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Patiala Varun Sharma said that Police teams had received human input that Bihar-resident Saurabh Kumar is supplying country made self-loading pistols to notorious criminals on the directions of their Foreign-based handlers in order to commit target killings and other heinous crimes in the state. Under the supervision of SP Investigation Patiala Gurbans Singh Bains and DSP Harman Cheema, the CIA Patiala Unit and SHO Shambu laid the trap and arrested four accused persons involved in the smuggling of firearm weapons, he said.

The SSP further said that the arrested accused Saurabh Kumar was arranging weapons from illegally set up arms manufacturing units situated at Muzaffarpur in Bihar to supply them in Punjab using various modes of transportation. During initial interrogation, it was also found that the arrested accused Abhishek was in contact with notorious Gangster Goldy Dhillon via social media platforms and was actively involved in the gangwar, he said.

In this regard, a case FIR no 50 dated 1-4-2026 has been registered under section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Shambu in Patiala.