06-23-2010, 10:09 PM
Quote:Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered in Punjab
The State Special Operation Cell of Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police on June 22 with the interrogation of arrested Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant Nishan Singh recovered one AK-47 assault rifle, 110 cartridges, one revolver 32 bore and three automatic Chinese pistols, reports Punjab News line. However DNA adds that Following Singhââ¬â¢s arrest, an Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) team had visited his village, Daleke, in Taran Taaran District of Punjab. The team recovered a huge cache of imported arms hidden in the farms by Singh. The weapons were sent from Pakistan. An ATS official said, ââ¬ÅInvestigations revealed that Singhââ¬â¢s family owns 13 acres of agricultural land and a house in Daleke. On digging the farms, we recovered an AK-47 rifle with 110 live rounds, one .32 Chinese made pistol, one 9mm Belgium made pistol with eight rounds, one .32 French made pistol and one .32 Kanpur ordnance factory made pistol with 10 live rounds were seized.ââ¬Â The official added that Daleke is about 30 kilometres away from India-Pakistan border and the weapons were sent from Pakistan. ââ¬ÅSingh has also said that in past 18 months, he had made dealings of 150 kilograms of heroine through his drug syndicate. We are investigating whether he had any drug network in Mumbai,ââ¬Â the official said.