LUDHIANA: Khanna police arrested eleven accused, including a police head constable and three PSPCL (Punjab State Power Corporation Limited) employees, after recovering 230 grams of heroin and Rs 65,000 in drug money from them.
Police officials said that on 19 May, a police party from Khanna City Two Police Station was present at Sabji Mandi near Amloh Road to check suspicious persons. An informer reported that in a vacant plot in City Home Colony, Khanna, some youths were sitting on a motorcycle Splendor, a car Etios, and a vehicle Scorpio.
These individuals were addicted to drugs and supplying them. Acting on this tip-off, the police immediately raided the spot and arrested the accused.
SSP Khanna, Dr Jyoti Yadav, stated that the individuals were taken out of the vehicles, and the police asked for their names and addresses. They identified themselves as Amarjit Singh of Udham Nagar, Shri Muktsar Sahib; Angrej Singh of Kartar Singh Nagar, Khanna; Dubli; Sehzad Mohammad of New Shanti Nagar; and Manjinder Singh of Kotla Dhak, who is an assistant lineman, and Sukhvir Singh of Basant Nagar, Khanna.
She added that when the accused were searched in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, a transparent envelope was recovered from the pocket of the pants worn by Amarjit Singh, from which 30 grams of heroin was recovered, along with drug money of Rs 20,000 from the dashboard of the vehicle.
Police officials said that the accused were arrested, and a case was registered at Khanna City Two Police Station. Further investigation of the case was carried out, and during the in-depth interrogation of accused Amarjit Singh, it was revealed that Gurmukh Singh of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, Khanna (SSA rank official in PSPCL), and Head Constable Arvinder Singh of Passi Nagar on Pakhowal Road of Ludhiana procured the drug and supplied it to two different places.
The SSP said that Gurmukh Singh was named as an accused in the case and arrested, with 100 grams of heroin recovered from him. She added that on 21 May, as per the interrogation and on the statement of Gurmukh Singh, Raj Mahinder Singh was named as an accused in the case.
He was arrested in Amritsar on the evidence of Gurmukh Singh, and 100 grams of heroin and Rs 45,000 in drug money were recovered.
A senior police officer said that while investigating the case thoroughly, it also came to light that Head Constable Arvinder Singh, who is posted at Counter-Intelligence Ludhiana, and Sukhdev Singh of Dehiru, who is a watchman in the Electricity Board, are involved in drug trafficking. They were named as accused in the case and arrested.
Police officials said that while further investigating the case, it came to light that Head Constable Arvinder Singh often sold drugs at the Doctor Mobile Repair Shop of Amritpal Singh in Bhola Colony, Manakwal, on Dhandra Road of Ludhiana, where he has been arrested. They added that in-depth interrogation of the accused is underway, and more important revelations are expected in the case.
Police officials said that on 19 May, a police party from Khanna City Two Police Station was present at Sabji Mandi near Amloh Road to check suspicious persons. An informer reported that in a vacant plot in City Home Colony, Khanna, some youths were sitting on a motorcycle Splendor, a car Etios, and a vehicle Scorpio.
These individuals were addicted to drugs and supplying them. Acting on this tip-off, the police immediately raided the spot and arrested the accused.
SSP Khanna, Dr Jyoti Yadav, stated that the individuals were taken out of the vehicles, and the police asked for their names and addresses. They identified themselves as Amarjit Singh of Udham Nagar, Shri Muktsar Sahib; Angrej Singh of Kartar Singh Nagar, Khanna; Dubli; Sehzad Mohammad of New Shanti Nagar; and Manjinder Singh of Kotla Dhak, who is an assistant lineman, and Sukhvir Singh of Basant Nagar, Khanna.
She added that when the accused were searched in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, a transparent envelope was recovered from the pocket of the pants worn by Amarjit Singh, from which 30 grams of heroin was recovered, along with drug money of Rs 20,000 from the dashboard of the vehicle.
Police officials said that the accused were arrested, and a case was registered at Khanna City Two Police Station. Further investigation of the case was carried out, and during the in-depth interrogation of accused Amarjit Singh, it was revealed that Gurmukh Singh of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, Khanna (SSA rank official in PSPCL), and Head Constable Arvinder Singh of Passi Nagar on Pakhowal Road of Ludhiana procured the drug and supplied it to two different places.
The SSP said that Gurmukh Singh was named as an accused in the case and arrested, with 100 grams of heroin recovered from him. She added that on 21 May, as per the interrogation and on the statement of Gurmukh Singh, Raj Mahinder Singh was named as an accused in the case.
He was arrested in Amritsar on the evidence of Gurmukh Singh, and 100 grams of heroin and Rs 45,000 in drug money were recovered.
A senior police officer said that while investigating the case thoroughly, it also came to light that Head Constable Arvinder Singh, who is posted at Counter-Intelligence Ludhiana, and Sukhdev Singh of Dehiru, who is a watchman in the Electricity Board, are involved in drug trafficking. They were named as accused in the case and arrested.
Police officials said that while further investigating the case, it came to light that Head Constable Arvinder Singh often sold drugs at the Doctor Mobile Repair Shop of Amritpal Singh in Bhola Colony, Manakwal, on Dhandra Road of Ludhiana, where he has been arrested. They added that in-depth interrogation of the accused is underway, and more important revelations are expected in the case.
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