Chandigarh Police has dismantled a cross-border and inter-state network linked to Pakistan that was involved in supplying illegal arms, drugs, and fake currency. The breakthrough came as part of the investigation into the daylight murder of a pharmacy cashier last month.
According to The Tribune, the police arrested four more accused, including the alleged main conspirator who was already lodged in Kapurthala Jail. The arrests expose a larger criminal infrastructure that allegedly arranged weapons, logistics, finances, and safe houses for the murder.
How the murder led to a major bust
The investigation began after 45-year-old pharmacy cashier Janki Das was shot dead at Shri Kumar Medical Hall in Sector 11 on June 13. Earlier, investigators had arrested the shooters and uncovered the involvement of Canada-based gang handlers. The latest arrests now reveal the full scale of the network behind the crime.
As reported by Face2News, the network was involved in the supply of methamphetamine and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), in addition to illegal arms. The police conducted raids along the Punjab border to make the arrests.
What the police uncovered
The network operated across borders and between states, with links to handlers based in Pakistan. The police said the network facilitated the murder by providing the necessary resources. The recovery of narcotics and counterfeit currency points to a larger narco-terror operation.
"The latest breakthrough exposes the larger criminal infrastructure that allegedly facilitated the murder by arranging weapons, logistics, finances and safe houses." — The Tribune
Our Take: A significant blow to cross-border crime
This is a major win for Chandigarh Police. The murder of a simple pharmacy cashier could have been treated as a routine crime, but the police dug deeper and uncovered a Pakistan-linked narco-terror network. In our view, this shows how local crimes can be connected to larger international syndicates. The arrest of the main conspirator from inside a jail is particularly striking — it raises serious questions about how prisoners continue to run operations from behind bars. The police deserve credit for following the trail all the way to the top.