Snatcher arrested with 55-gm heroin in Amritsar

Amritsar, June 14

The police have nabbed a notorious robber Sukhpreet Singh, alias Gurpreet Singh, alias MP, and with 55-gm heroin. Recently, he had escaped from TB Hospital where he was undergoing treatment.

Sukhpreet had around six cases of snatchings and robberies, besides a case of the NDPS Act registered against him. Interestingly, this was for the third time that he had dodged cops and managed to flee from the police custody.

According to the police, Sukhpreet was admitted to the TB Hospital on May 25. He fled away from hospital on June 8. Earlier, he had escaped from the police custody in April 2018 and December 2020.

A fresh case of the NDPS Act was registered against him for possessing 55-gm heroin. He was brought on the police remand in order to ascertain the source of the contraband. — TNS