Legal arms used in Punjab crimes

Amid the ongoing crackdown on drug dealers and peddlers in Punjab, Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav yesterday said “licensed arms have been found to be used in about 60 per cent of the state’s crimes.”

The remark came on a day the Punjab Police said it had recovered 12 grams of heroin during search operations at the Ghoda colony in the Ludhiana district.