3 land in police dragnet with 1-kg heroin

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 17

The STF, Ludhiana Range, has arrested three persons from the Moga district for alleged drug peddling. STF officials claimed to have seized 1.07 kg of heroin from their possession. They allegedly seized a pistol and a motorcycle from the trio.

The suspects have been identified as Dawinder Singh, alias Lovepreet (22), and Dharminder Singh (28), both residents of Singhpura Munana village in Moga district, and Iqbal Singh, alias Bunty (32), from Khosa Randhir village in Moga district.

Inspector Harbans Singh, in-charge, STF, Ludhiana Range, said they received a tip-off regarding three persons with a history of ‘snatching and drug peddling’. They were allegedly involved in heroin trade. On conducting a raid at a room along the tube well site in a field at Singhpura Munana village, the suspects were apprehended with heroin, he said.

Singh claimed that they recovered 515 gm of heroin, along with an electronic scale and 20 transparent pouches, from Dawinder’s possession; 290 gm of heroin from Dharminder; and 265-gm heroin, along with a loaded .32 bore pistol, from Bunty. The motorcycle was found outside their room.

During interrogation, Dawinder said he runs a grocery shop at his village, while Dharminder used to work at his shop. Bunty was an AC repair mechanic. The suspects said they had been selling heroin for the past two years, Inspector Harbans Singh said.

A case under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act was registered against them at the STF Sohana police station in Mohali. The court has granted a three-day police remand for the suspects, as per the STF inspector.

In another incident, the police arrested two persons and seized 130 gm of heroin. They have been identified as Chirag Chauhan of Kuldeep Nagar and Ravinder Singh, alias Raju, of Atal Nagar Ludhiana.

SI Mohan Singh claimed that the duo were stopped for checking in Atal Nagar and 130 gm of heroin was seized from them. A case under the NDPS Act was registered.

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