NARCO-TERROR MODULE KEY ACCUSED HELD IN AMRITSAR
AMRITSAR: The Amritsar rural district police on Friday arrested prime accused Ajaypal Singh of Mode village in Ajnala subdivision in connection with a narco-terror module busted in January.
The module was busted with the arrest of army jawan Rahul Chauhan of Haryana, Dharminder Singh of Dhanoa Khurd village in Amritsar, and Balkar Singh of Kalas village in Tarn Taran district. Police had also recovered two highly sophisticated Chinamade drones, two walkietalkie sets, Rs 6.22 lakh in cash, and the magazine of an Insas rifle after quizzing the accused. As the investigation proceeded, police had arrested six more members of the module, which had been involved in cross-border smuggling of narcotics and weapons from Pakistan by using drones. Army jawan Chauhan was reportedly involved in procuring and supplying drones and providing training to the smugglers.
SSP (rural) Vikram Jeet Duggal said Ajaypal Singh was arrested in Chheharta area on the basis of a tip-off. “He was being sheltered by one Dilbagh Singh of Khasa village. A separate case of criminal harbouring has been registered against him,” he said, adding that 10 people have been arrested so far in and certain Pak-based drug smugglers who were sending drugs and weapons from across the border have been identified.