20 kg poppy husk seized

Abohar

The police intercepted a truck on National Highway-52 on Sunday evening and sized 20 kg of poppy husk and 3 kg of opium from the accused, driver Gurnam Singh (50) of Dhuri in Sangrur and his assistant Jassa Singh (29) of Raikot in Ludhiana. Dudhwakhara police station incharge Ram Bilas Bishnoi said poppy husk was hidden under the bags of vegetable. Preliminary investigation reportedly indicated that the duo had arranged the contraband from Neemach in Madhya Pradesh to further supply it in Sangrur. oc

Custom officials seize gold

Phagwara: The Customs Department seized gold weighing 580 gm from a passenger at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar, on Sunday. Dipak Kumar Gupta, Customs Commissioner, said the passenger, who was coming from Dubai, had deboarded the Air India flight on March 15 at 4 pm. "The passenger's conduct raised our suspicion and therefore our team intercepted him. It was found that he was carrying gold in the form of foils. We recovered the gold foils worth Rs24 lakh," Gupta said. TNS

Six stolen bikes seized, one held

Abohar: The police on Monday claimed to have recovered six stolen motorcycles, and arrested one person in this connection. The police nabbed Narinder Kumar, however, his accomplice Pawan Kumar was not found at his residence. A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 379, 411 and 34 of the IPC. OC

541 beneficiaries get Rs 906-lakh loan

Phagwara: The Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation has given Rs906.39 lakh as loan to 541 eligible beneficiaries. Chairman of the corporation Mohan Lal Sood said they had set a target of advancing Rs550 lakh loans to mark 550th Gurpurb. oc