A US-based operative, Jamseet Jassa, is believed to be a key figure managing the syndicate
NEW DELHI — The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested four Hindu men on Friday for being part of an international arms smuggling network linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The accused have been identified as Ajay, Mandeep, Dalvinder and Rohan. Police said the gang was supplying high-end pistols made in Turkey and China, which were flown into Punjab from Pakistan using drones and then sold to criminals in different states.
The operation, led by DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, revealed that the transported firearms from Pakistan were reportedly dropped in Punjab before being moved to Delhi and handed over to local criminal gangs.
Officials said the Crime Branch recovered 10 sophisticated foreign-made pistols and 92 live cartridges. The accused allegedly supplied these weapons to gangs active in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and other regions. Two of the arrested men are from Punjab.
Police said the weapons were meant for several notorious gangs, including those led by Lawrence Bishnoi, Bambiha, Gogi and Himanshu Bhau. “These weapons were being pushed into India using drones from across the border. The traffickers were planning to deliver the consignment in Delhi,” an officer said.
DCP Yadav described the smuggling method as highly sophisticated and alarming. Joint CP Surender Kumar, while addressing a press meet, said the first arrest was made on November 19 in Delhi’s Rohini area after intelligence suggested a weapons delivery.
The suspect, Mandeep, a known member of the Sonu Khatri gang in Punjab, was in touch with a handler based in Pakistan. During interrogation, police identified two more individuals, Rohan and Ajay, residents of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, who were tasked with collecting the firearms.
Both were arrested, and two additional pistols were recovered from their possession.
Acting on specific intelligence, the Crime Branch set up a trap in Rohini. “We had information that traffickers were arriving to hand over a large cache of weapons. Our team intercepted them and recovered modern firearms manufactured in Turkey and China,” the officer added.
Police have also identified three more suspects and further arrests are expected in the coming days. A US-based operative, Jamseet Jassa, is believed to be a key figure managing the syndicate.
