Punjab Police have busted a drug cartel in Amritsar with cross-border links in Pakistan, arresting three of its members, including the kingpin, said the police. The police recovered 5.2 kg of heroin from them.
The NIA has filed a chargesheet against four Babbar Khalsa International operatives, including two international terrorists, for their involvement in the 2024 Chandigarh grenade attack aimed at targeting a retired Punjab Police officer.
"In an intelligence led operation, Counter Intelligence, Amritsar busts a narco-terror module and apprehends 4 persons and recovers 4 Kg Heroin from their possession," said DGP Gaurav Yadav in a post on X.
According to district officials, the firing incident took place in the Gharibabad area where unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a police patrolling van, resulting in the killing of four security personnel.
According to reports, the victims identified as Zeeshan, Khalid, Dilawar Hussain, and Muhammad Amin, all from Sadiqabad, Punjab. They were attacked by armed men on motorcycles at iftar time, as per ARY News.
With the war against drugs, "Yudh Nashian Virudh", waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate the drug menace from the state, entered its 22nd day, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 75 drug smugglers and recovered 5.2 kg heroin, 10 kg opium and Rs 2.2 lakhs d
: The Congress Saturday demanded a high-level independent probe into the "brutal manhandling" and "assault" on a serving Army Colonel by Punjab Police cops in Patiala on March 13.
A joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police seized suspected heroin and opium during a raid in a border village of Ferozepur district on Saturday morning.
In response to the incident, as many as four police officers from Patiala have been suspended and transferred for allegedly assaulting Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Punjab's Patiala, a senior police officer said.
Ravneet Bittu, who inaugurated a world-class food testing laboratory at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, highlighted the critical role of food testing in ensuring food safety.
Meanwhile, in response to the incident, as many as four police officers from Patiala have been suspended and transferred for allegedly assaulting Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Punjab's Patiala, a senior police officer said.