Punjab Police’s Major Action, 4 Accused Arrested with Heroin and Weapons

April 20, 2026

Chandigarh: Punjab Police has achieved a major success by busting a drug and illegal arms smuggling module with interstate and foreign links. Four accused have been arrested in the operation and 9.925 kg of heroin, two .30 bore foreign pistols, eight magazines, and 40 cartridges have been recovered from them. DGP Gaurav Yadav announced this on Monday.

Four accused arrested, links to foreign gang

The arrested accused have been identified as Manjinder Singh alias Sonu (Hoshiarpur), Shivam Bhandari (Jalandhar), Sahil Masih alias Monu (Gurdaspur), and Ramel Roger (Garhshankar).

The DGP stated that preliminary investigations have revealed that these accused were in direct contact with gangsters based abroad and were providing drugs and weapons to them locally.

Operation based on intelligence

Hoshiarpur SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik stated that after receiving specific information, police set up a special checkpoint in the Garhshankar area.

During the investigation, a suspicious car was stopped, and the four accused were arrested, and heroin and weapons were recovered from their vehicle.

Investigation ongoing, more arrests possible

The SSP stated that among the arrested accused, Sahil Masih is a habitual criminal and was also involved in the firing on a police team in Batala.

According to the police, the investigation is ongoing and more arrests and recoveries are expected in the coming days. An FIR was registered in this regard on April 19 at the Garhshankar police station under sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act and section 25 of the Arms Act.