Akali leader’s son among 10 booked for smuggling heroin

POLICE SAY THE ACCUSED SUPPLIED HEROIN AND ARMS ACROSS DIFFERENT STATES OF THE COUNTRY AFTER GETTING THEM FROM PAK SMUGGLERS

TARN TARAN : The anti-drug special task force (STF), Tarn Taran, on Friday, booked ten people, including a son of former Akali chairman Jasbir Singh Jassa, for allegedly making secret contacts with Pakistani smugglers, and supplying heroin and arms across different states of the country. The case has been registered at the Tarn Taran sadar police station.

All the accused belong to the villages near the India-pakistan fencing line in Tarn Taran. The accused have been identified as Nishan Singh and Ranjodh Singh aka Jodha of Havelian village, Partap Singh aka Bhattu of Rakh Sara-e-amanat Khan, Sartaj Singh aka Taza of Sara-eamanat Khan, Amarjit Singh aka Amba of Cheema Khurd (son of former Akali chairman), Balwant Singh aka Billa of Rattoke village, Bhagwan Singh aka Bhaga of Naushehra Dhalla, Chattarpal Singh and Prem Singh of Mamuwal village in Khemkaran, Sahib Singh of Bhuse village in Khemkaran.

Inspector Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa, in-charge of the STF, said they had got a tip-off about the accused. “The accused have been involved in smuggling of illegal arms and heroin across the different states,” he said.

He said the accused are in regular contact with Pakistan smugglers and have been receiving heroin and illegal arms from them.

“We have dispatched special teams to nab them. The accused will be arrested soon,” he said adding that they have been booked under sections 21,22,29,61,85 of the NDPS Act and 25-54-59 of Arms.