PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS FATHER-SON, DUO BIG FISH IN DRUG TRADE, FROM AMRITSAR; ₹1L DRUG MONEY, TWO WEAPONS RECOVERED
PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS FATHER-SON, DUO BIG FISH IN DRUG TRADE, FROM AMRITSAR; ₹1L DRUG MONEY, TWO WEAPONS RECOVERED
— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN
— ACCUSED AMOLAK HAD BEEN OUT OF JAIL SINCE 2019, FACING 10 FIRS UNDER THE NDPS AND ARMS ACT: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— BOTH ARRESTED ACCUSED PERSONS CHANGING THEIR RESIDENCES FREQUENTLY TO EVADE ARREST, SAYS CP ASR GURPREET BHULLAR
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, March 4:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ drive as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested a man and his son, considered as big fish in drug trade, and recovered Rs 1 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Amolak Singh and his son Mahabir Singh, both residents of village Thatha in Tarn Taran. Apart from recovering drug money, police teams have also recovered a fake arms licence, two weapons— one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 15 live cartridges and one .306 single barrel Springfield rifle along with five live cartridges— from their possession, besides, impounding their Toyota Corolla car.
The development came a little more than a year after Amritsar Commissionerate Police had nominated duo accused persons in FIR No. 15 dated 20/01/2024 registered under sections 21C, 23, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act and sections 212 and 216 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station Gate Hakiman.
In this case, seven accused, including two brothers— also considered as big fish— identified as Manjit Singh alias Manna and Lavjit Singh alias Lav alias Labh, were earlier arrested with 3 Kg Heroin, ₹5 lakh in drug money, and vehicles used in the crime. Pertinently, the both the accused brothers were absconding since 2015 and were most wanted by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai in 260-Kg Heroin seizure and Delhi Special Cell in 356-Kg Heroin seizure.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused Amolak Singh was operating a drug cartel along with his son.
Accused Amolak had been out of jail since 2019 but remained active and absconding for years, he said, while adding that 10 FIRs under the NDPS and Arms Act have been registered against him across Punjab.
The DGP said that during investigation, the Arms license recovered from the possession of accused was found to be fake. Further probe is underway, and more recoveries are expected, he added.
Sharing more details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that following a reliable input about presence of wanted accused Amolak and his son Mahabir in the city, Police teams conducted a raid at their residence located at Preet Vihar in Amritsar and nabbed both the accused persons.
The CP said that preliminary investigations have revealed that both the accused persons had numerous properties in and out of the state, and they used to change their residences frequently to evade arrest. Further investigations are on, he added.
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