Ludhiana: Four nabbed for gambling

Ludhiana: The police have arrested four persons for gambling in two different raids. Three persons, Sunil Kumar, Mandeep Singh and Rajan Kesi, were arrested while gambling with a striker at a vacant site on Radha Swami Road. Rs 1,400 were seized from them. They were booked under Sections 13-A, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act. Another person, Ashok Kumar, resident of Rishi Nagar on Tibba Road, was nabbed while alluring people for darra satta in Kuldeep Nagar, Basti Jodhewal. The police have recovered Rs 4,150 from hin and booked him under Sections 13-A, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act. OC

3 drug peddlers arrested

Ludhiana: The police have arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Ravi Singh, a migrant from Bihar and presently living in the city, and Juna Kumar, resident of Aman Nagar, near Grain Market on the GT Road. A seizure of 2 kg of hashish (charas), an electronic balance and 50 empty plastic pouches was made from them. They have have been booked under Sections 22(B)(ii)C, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. Another drug peddler Abhishek, resident of New Azad Nagar, was nabbed by a police patrol party from Lachman Nagar while he was going on a motorcycle (PB-10HD-6493). On search, 9 gm of heroin, electronic balance and 38 empty pouches were seized from him. He has been booked under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC

Two held with 18 bottles of liquor

Ludhiana: A man, Abhishek Keshav, resident of New Kundanpuri, was nabbed by the police from T-Point, Tarsem Hospital in Haibowal, when he was going on a motorcycle (PB-10GL-7630) to make a delivery of smuggled liquor to his customers. Twelve bottles of Royal Stag whisky were recovered from him and a case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered against him. A woman, Raj Rani, resident of Mohalla Peeru Banda, Salem Tabri, was arrested by the police from near Jalandhar Bypass Chowk while she was going on foot to make a supply of smuggled liquor. Six bottles of Dollar rum were recovered from her and she has been booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act. OC

Man held with Chinese string

Ludhiana: A man, Sham Sunder, resident of Mohalla Jaswant Nagar, was arrested by the police for possessing the banned Chinese kite string. Following the recovery of seven reels of string from his shop outside his residence, a case under Sections 188 and 336 of the IPC, Section 51 and 39 of the Wild Life Protection Act and Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act has been registered against him. OC