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The Print
29-05-2025
- The Print
Three cross-border drug smugglers arrested in Amritsar
Around 521 grams of heroin, four sophisticated pistols, seven magazines and 55 live cartridges were recovered from them, the official said. The arrested accused have been identified as Maninderjit Singh (26), a resident of Badowal village in Gurdaspur; Peter (22) and Lovejit Singh alias Raja (21), residents of Dharamkot Randhawa in Gurdaspur. Chandigarh, May 28 (PTI) Three drug traffickers linked to cross-border smuggling have been arrested from Amritsar by the Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force, a senior official said on Wednesday. The police have also impounded two motorcycles, which they were using to deliver consignments. According to Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were in touch with Europe- and Pakistan-based drug smugglers, and had been receiving narco and weapon consignments from across the border using drones. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is actively pursuing both forward and backward linkages to dismantle the entire network. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days, the DGP said. Sharing the operational details, ANTF Additional Director General of Police Nilabh Kishore said that the task force's Border Range Amritsar team had received credible inputs about the trio's involvement in trafficking narcotics and weapons from across the border. Acting swiftly on the inputs, police teams led by Gurpreet Singh, Superintendent of Police, ANTF Border Range Amritsar, launched an intelligence operation and apprehended the accused from near Shankar Dhaba on Attari Road, he said. PTI CHS RUK RUK This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
29-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Punjab: 3 smugglers held with 500gm heroin, 4 pistols in Amritsar
The anti-narcotics task force (ANTF), Amritsar border range, has arrested three drug traffickers linked to cross-border smuggling and recovered 521gm heroin, four sophisticated .30 bore Px5 storm pistols, seven magazines and 55 live cartridges, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. Police identified the accused as Maninderjit Singh, 26, from Badowal village in Gurdaspur; Peter, 22; and Lovejit Singh alias Raja, 21, from Dharamkot Randhawa village in Gurdaspur. Police have also impounded two motorcycles which were being used to deliver the consignments, the DGP said. Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were in touch with Europe and Pakistan-based drug smugglers and were receiving narcotics and weapon consignments from across the border via drones. He said that ANTF is tracing the forward and backward linkages to dismantle the network, and more arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days. Sharing details, additional director general of police (ADGP), ANTF, Nilabh Kishore said that the team received credible inputs about the trio's involvement in smuggling narcotics and weapons from across the border. Police teams, led by superintendent of police (SP) Gurpreet Singh, apprehended the accused near Shankar Dhaba on Attari Road in Amritsar, he said. A case was registered under sections 21-C, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act at ANTF police station in SAS Nagar.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
4 pistols, 55 live bullets, 500g heroin seized in Amritsar near Pakistan border; 3 arrested
Representative Image (AI) NEW DELHI: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Punjab, Border Range Amritsar, arrested three drug traffickers near Shankar Dhaba on Attari Road and seized a huge cache of arms and drugs. The arrested individuals have been identified as Maninderjit Singh, Peter and Lovejit Singh, also known as Raja, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, officers seized four PX5 Storm pistols, 521 grams of heroin, seven magazines and 55 live cartridges. An FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act at the ANTF police station in SAS Nagar. Punjab Police said the task force is pursuing both forward and backward linkages to dismantle the entire network. A day ago, a man was killed on Tuesday morning in a powerful explosion near Decent Avenue in Amritsar. Police suspect he was attempting to retrieve an explosive device planted by 'terror handlers'. Authorities are investigating possible links to terror groups such as Babbar Khalsa International. The victim, identified as Nitin, a man in his 20s from Chheharta and son of an auto driver, was believed to be a drug addict and likely a 'foot soldier' sent to collect the explosive as part of a cut-out module, where handlers share location images without direct contact. DIG (Border Range) Satinder Singh described the incident as a 'prima facie case of terrorism' and said circumstantial evidence suggested Nitin was trying to recover the explosive when it detonated. Items found in his pockets linked him to terrorist organisations and police noted a pole at the site appeared to mark the hiding spot of the device.
