National-level wrestler from Maharashtra among 4 held as Mohali police busts arms supply racket

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Harmandeep Singh Hans, the CIA staff of Kharar had received intelligence on October 24 that two men from Mathura were transporting firearms to deliver in Mohali district. Acting on the tip-off, the police intercepted the suspects on the Kharar–Mullanpur–Airport Road and registered FIR No. 345 under sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act at Sadar Kharar police station.

The operation led to the recovery of four .32 bore pistols with two live cartridges, one .45 bore pistol with two live cartridges, ₹1.99 lakh in cash, a white Mahindra XUV300 car (registration no. 24 BH 8220 C), and a black Scorpio N (registration no. MH13 ES 1200).
The police said Danveer, a key operative of the Papla Gujjar gang, had multiple previous cases of murder, dacoity, and Arms Act violations in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. He allegedly procured the weapons from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for supply to criminal groups in Punjab.

Shaikh, a BA graduate and former Army recruit under the sports quota, had come to Mohali to purchase the weapons allegedly for a local network. He was arrested along with the two UP natives near Gopal’s Sweets at Airport Chowk during the transaction while Krishan Kumar was nabbed two days later.

“Raids are being carried out in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to trace the gang’s wider supply chain. Further recoveries are expected as investigation is still underway,” SSP Hans said.

The police suspect the network had links with multiple state-based gangs operating through funds routed via Punjab. The arrest of the wrestler, sources said, highlights the increasing trend of sportspersons with criminal links being used as fronts for cross-state arms deals.