Ex-minister’s sons held with illicit liquor, stolen arms

SANGRUR: The Dhuri police arrested two sons of a former minister and recovered 190 litres of ‘lahan’, a stolen car and illegal weapons from them on Tuesday.

Dhuri DSP Rashpal Singh Dhindsa said the police raided a farmhouse of Late Surinder Singh at Qila Hakima on May 24 and recovered 190 litres of ‘lahan’ from an Innova and arrested Harkawalpreet Singh but Ramanjot Singh and another accused Bahadur Singh managed to flee.

“On May 25, the police arrested Ramanjot Singh with a car while carrying a carbine, 15 cartridges and a 12 bore double-barrel rifle from Dhuri. Harkanwal and Ramanjot are sons of late Surinder Singh, a former MLA from Dhuri,” added the DSP.