Chandigarh, April 25 : The Pathankot Police have arrested three smugglers after they tried to escape after opening fire at a police team deployed at Special Police Checking near Jhakholahri here.
The Police have also recovered 265 grams of Heroin, one USA made illicit 7.62mm pistol and five cartridges (two live) besides impounding their Hyundai i20 Car.
The arrested persons have been identified as Karandeep Singh alias Karan, Mandeep Singh alias Happy and Hardeep Singh alias Saba, all residents of village Mehma Chak in district Gurdaspur.
The incident took place at around 7.40 pm on Saturday evening, when the Police Party led by Incharge CIA Staff Navdeep Singh had laid a trap on criminals and anti-social elements near Jhakholahri in Pathankot.(UNI)