Punjab Police arrested a 28‑year‑old truck driver in Amritsar on Oct. 4, 2026, after intercepting a motorcycle carrying an AK‑47, nine live cartridges and two hand grenades.
The seized weapons, including a magazine, were allegedly part of a cross‑border smuggling network that had supplied arms to insurgents in the region.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said Navjot had ties to foreign‑based smugglers and was acting on their instructions.
IGP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar announced investigators are mapping forward and backward links to identify other conspirators involved in the ring.
A local shopkeeper in Gharinda, where the FIR was lodged, reported spotting suspicious vehicles earlier that night, hinting at the scale of the operation.
Police have registered an FIR under Sections 25(8) of the Arms Act and Sections 3, 4, 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, and a probe into the full network will culminate in charges against additional suspects by early next month.