2 arrested with firearms in Fazilka

Two youths carrying two pistols were arrested in a joint operation by the BSF and the state special operation cell (SSOC) in Fazilka on Saturday. They have been identified as Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Sarabha Nagar, and Raghav Kumar, resident of Seed Farm, in Abohar, officials said.

A spokesperson of the Fazilka unit of the (SSOC) mentioned that cops were on patrol duty when the BSF shared an intelligence input regarding the accused on a bike near Seed Farm in Abohar, Fazilka. The input suggested that the accused were planning to commit some crime, the police said.

According to the police, two Glock pistols, two magazines and 23 cartridges were seized from them. A case was registered and the accused were presented before a court that sent them in police custody, officials said.