Four jail inmates booked for possessing narcotics in Amritsar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 17

Four inmates of the Central Jail here have been booked after the recovery of mobile phones and narcotics powder from their possession. The accused have been identified as Manpreet Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran, Buta Singh of Sursing, Jagroop Singh of Goindwal Sahib, and Gurwinder Singh of Chananke village near Mehta.

Officials of the jail stated that during the checking of barracks at the jail, around eight grams of narcotics powder and three mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the accused.

A case under Sections 21, 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act and under sections 42 and 52-A of the Prisons Act have been registered against the accused.