Four arrested with heroin in Ludhiana

Taking action against drug smuggling in Ludhiana district, police have nabbed four accused in separate cases from Jagraon and Samrala. According to police, a total of 90 grams of heroin has been recovered from them.

The first incident is of the Dhussi bund near Jagraon, where 85 grams of heroin was recovered from a young man during police patrolling. According to police, when the team was going from Bhundri towards Kul Gahna village, a young man sitting on a Yamaha R-15 motorcycle tried to run away after seeing the police, but police chased and caught him.

Police identified the accused as Ajay Singh, a resident of Chandigarh Chhanna in village Gorsian Qadir Bakhsh. Police have impounded his motorcycle and registered a case under the NDPS Act. Officials are trying to ascertain where the drugs were sourced from and his past record is also being investigated.

In the second case, three individuals were nabbed with 5 grams of heroin during a police checkpost operation in Samrala. A team led by ASI Surajdin recovered the envelope containing heroin thrown away by the accused during checking.

According to police, the accused have been identified as Tarsem Singh of village Burma, Harpreet Singh of Boothgarh Jattan, and Manjinder Singh of Kotla Shamspur. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against all three accused and they are being interrogated.

On the other hand, on the 290th day of the 'War against Gangsters' campaign run by Punjab Police and the Anti-Gangster Task Force, 545 raids were conducted across the state, in which 202 people were arrested.

According to police, 4 proclaimed offenders were also caught and 5 weapons were seized during this campaign. A total of 82,889 arrests have been made so far under the campaign.

Nothing has yet been proved in court.

Key developments

• Ajay Singh caught with 85 grams of heroin after police chase in Jagraon
• Three accused nabbed with 5 grams of heroin while trying to throw it away at Samrala checkpost
• 202 arrests and 5 weapons recovered during 545 state-wide raids by Punjab Police