Poonawalla held the state government responsible for the alleged rise in crime in Punjab.

A youth identified as Naveen Arora, who was reportedly associated with the RSS, was shot dead in Ferozepur, Punjab.

Speaking on the incident, SSP Bhupinder Singh, on Sunday morning, told ANI that the attack was allegedly carried out when the victim was on his way home from a shop on his motorcycle. Two men shot him dead, he added. 

SSP Bhupinder Singh assured that the accused would be arrested at the earliest and strict legal action would be taken against them.

“We have technical leads, CCTV footage, and we have also received some information, which we are verifying. We are working on all angles,” SSP Bhupinder Singh added.

SSP Bhupinder Singh said that "3-4 SHOs, 2 DSP" are currently investigating the matter.

Relative of the deceased, Anil Kumar, told ANI that the incident occurred Last night around 6 PM.

"He had no conflict with anyone. The men just came and shot him without saying anything... The family has always helped and supported everyone... The police have been backing us since last night, and we trust that they will bring justice to us..." hte relative added. 

BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, commenting on the alleged murder of the RSS associate, launched sharp attacks against the ruling state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. 

Poonawalla said, “Since the Aam Aadmi Party has come to power in Punjab, the law and order situation has completely collapsed. Incidents include the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, an attack on a renowned Kabaddi player, a daylight attack on Shiv Sena leaders, and the killing of Naveen Arora, the son of an RSS swayamsevak.”

Poonawalla held the state government responsible for the alleged rise in crime in Punjab.

Continuing, Poonawalla said, “It is because AAP has used all the Punjab police resources for the VVIP protection of Kejriwal and other AAP leaders from Delhi. They are using it for vendetta politics against their political rivals. Meanwhile, grenade attacks are taking place, women are unsafe in Punjab, the drug trade is spreading, and radicals have been given a free run… Law and order has been completely destroyed since the AAP came to power.”

In a separate development in the state, acting on specific intelligence amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has successfully foiled a planned target killing by busting a Madhya Pradesh (MP)–based illegal weapons smuggling module with the arrest of one operative and recovered nine pistols from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. 

The arrested person has been identified as Arun Singh, a resident of village Naushehra Pannuan in Tarn Taran. The recovered pistols include seven .32 bore pistols and two .30 bore pistols along with magazines and five live cartridges.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the weapons were procured to execute a targeted killing arising from inter-gang rivalry in the region. Probe has also revealed that the accused was in contact with illegal weapon suppliers in Madhya Pradesh through social media platforms and was facilitating the flow of arms to criminals in Punjab to support unlawful activities, he said.

Sharing operational details, he said that CI Amritsar had received specific intelligence about the retrieval of a huge consignment of illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh. Acting swiftly, the police team of CI-Amritsar intercepted the suspect from near HP Petrol Pump situated on the bypass road near the village Ghanupur Kale and recovered the cache of illegal weapons from his possession, he said.

The DGP stated that further investigation is underway to uncover the entire supply chain and identify additional operatives involved. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days, he added.

In this regard, A case FIR No. 68 dated 15-11-2025 has been registered under sections 25 and 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act and section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar.

Additionally, continuing Punjab’s war against drugs, “Yudh Nashian Virudh” for the 259th consecutive day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 348 locations on Saturday, leading to the arrest of 113 drug smugglers after registration of 86 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 36,754 in 259 days.

The raids have resulted in the recovery of 3.1 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium, 24 kg of poppy husk, 84,304 intoxicant pills, and Rs 45,570 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.

Over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 71 gazetted officers, have conducted 348 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 366 suspicious persons during the day-long operation.

The state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate drugs from the state, the Punjab Police as part of 'De-addiction’ has convinced 40 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment on Saturday.

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