Heroin seized from inmate

AMRITSAR: The police have recovered 50 gm of heroin from a jail inmate. Mandeep Singh, alias Monu, of LIG Housing Board Colony had been brought for a court hearing when the heroin was seized, said ASI Surinder Singh, in charge of the court complex police post. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. TNS

Fake IB officer booked

Amritsar: The police have booked a man for allegedly posing himself as an Intelligence Bureau (IB) official to cheat a woman. He has been identified as Rohit Dhawan of Hukam Singh road. The victim stated to the Civil Lines police that he told her that he wanted some information about her. A case has been registered under Sections 419, 341 and 506 of the IPC. TNS

Two arrested for mining

Tarn Taran: A team of mining officials, led by Amarjit Singh from Khadur Sahib, caught two persons for violating mining norms near Goindwal Sahib. ASI Manjit Singh said Prabhjot Singh of Gehri Mandi and Jagjit Singh of Dhunda were booked under Section 379 of the IPC, and 21 of the Mining Act. A JCB machine and a tractor-trolley laden with sand were impounded. OC

Heroin seized; three held

Tarn Taran: The Verowal police arrested three bikers and recovered 29 gm of heroin at a nake (checkpoint) in Sangharkot village on Wednesday. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against them, said  Kulwinder Singh. They have been identified as Bikramjit Singh Bikar, Bikramjit Singh Nikka and Nishan Singh of Nathoke village. OC