The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Tuesday recovered a drone from a farming field adjacent in the district of Amritsar, a PRO said in a statement.
A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF troops for surreptitiously crossing the international border in Punjab's Amritsar, Public Relations Officer (PRO), BSF said in an official statement on Monday.
Punjab police encountered the kingpin of the Amritsar grenade attack on Thursday. The key accused Mohit was injured in a regulatory fire during weapon recovery, whereas a policeman also sustained a bullet injury during the operation.
Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Tarun Chugh said, "AAP-da and the Congress parties both have hurt Punjab a lot. They did not do anything to tackle the drug menace, empower women, provide employment to youth, increase the income of the farmers...There is a long list of leaders from AAP and Congre
Earlier on Saturday, Union Minister Puri visited the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj accompanied by his wife Lakshmi Puri, former UN Assistant Secretary-General, and took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.
The 'Bordermen Marathon 2025' was a grand success in Amritsar, attracting over 5200 participants. The event, featuring various race categories, promoted fitness and camaraderie between civilians and BSF personnel.
In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) unit in Amritsar recovered an additional two kg of heroin, bringing the total seizure in the 10 kg heroin recovery case to 15 kg, said a statement from Information And Public Relations Department, Punjab on Saturday.
Punjab Police dealt a major blow to trans-border drug smuggling with the seizure of 5.067 kg of heroin and the arrest of four accused in Amritsar, officials said on Friday.
Amritsar Police arrested four drug smugglers and seized 5.06 Kg of heroin in two separate operations. The smugglers were allegedly linked to Pakistan-based drug suppliers using drones.
Punjab Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav informed on Thursday that the state police has arrested another drug smuggler and around 3 kg of heroin in the 10 kg heroin recovery case. As per DGP Yadav, the name of the arrested person is Lovepreet Singh and he is the resident of Main Bazar
In an intelligence based operation, CI Amritsar on Wednesday apprehended Harmandeep Singh from village Mahal in Amritsar and recovered 10 kg heroin, as per a release by the DGP Punjab Police.