Chandigarh: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed two persons from Amritsar and recovered eight sophisticated pistols from them. Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Nikku and Gurwinder Singh alias Gandhi,

Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Nikku, and Gurwinder Singh, alias Gandhi, both residents of Kaulowal village in Amritsar.

The Punjab Police has arrested two people after eight sophisticated pistols smuggled into the country from Pakistan were found in their possession, a top officer said on Saturday. They were held from Nurpur Padhri in Amritsar,

"In a major blow to illegal arms smuggling networks, Counter Intelligence, Amritsar apprehends 2 persons from Nurpur Padhri, near Gharinda, Amritsar while they were waiting for another operative to handover the weapon consignment smuggled from Pakistan,

Officials recovered eight weapons, including four Glock pistols, two 9mm pistols and two X-Shot Zingana pistols.

A case under the Arms Act has been registered in Amritsar, police said, adding that investigations were underway to establish backward and forward linkages

Eight sophisticated weapons, comprising four Glock pistols (made in Austria), two Turkiye 9mm pistols and two X-Shot Zigana pistols, along with 10 rounds were recovered.