Punjab police announce four arrests and seven-pistol recovery in Gurdaspur inquiry

DGP Gaurav Yadav’s October 1 disclosure describes an alleged interstate weapons network. Claimed overseas contacts remain under investigation.

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1 October 2026 · 1 min read

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DGP Gaurav Yadav’s October 1 disclosure describes an alleged interstate weapons network. Claimed overseas contacts remain under investigation.

Event / development: 1 Oct 2026
Location: Punjab

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Punjab police announced on October 1 that four people had been arrested in an alleged interstate arms-supply investigation in Gurdaspur. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said officers recovered seven pistols and eight magazines. The disclosure was reported by Babushahi, Encounter News and Jagmarg.

The police account describes one Glock pistol and six .30-calibre pistols, with a case registered at Kalanaur police station. It does not provide a separate arrest time for each suspect. This report therefore dates the announcement, rather than claiming that all four arrests occurred on Thursday.

Yadav said preliminary inquiries indicated contacts with individuals based in Dubai and the United States. Those alleged connections, the origin of the weapons and their intended distribution remain matters for investigation. A police allegation of an overseas link does not establish the guilt of a person abroad.

The reviewed accounts contain no response from the arrested people or their lawyers and no trial finding. Investigators said they were working to establish the wider supply network. The reported recoveries and alleged links are attributed to police, whose account has not been tested in a trial.