Three kgof opium seized

Three kgof opium seized

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, February 21

The CIA staff today recovered 3 kg of opium from the Mithapur road.

The police had received information about Kulvinder Singh, alias Sheru, running drug business from a house near Mithapur School and was keeping an eye on the house for days.

It received information that Kulvinder was bringing a huge consignment of drugs in his Ford Endeavour car (PB 12-Y1433).

The police at the Urban Estate check-post was alerted about this and a team, led by ASI Jagdev Singh, reached the spot.

On seeing the car, the team asked the car driver to stop the vehicle.

Though the car stopped, Kulvinder, however, managed to flee from the spot on an un-numbered motorcycle following him.

Later, the police recovered 3 kg of opium packed in a white pack in his car.

Girl student commits suicide

Phagwara: Amandeep Kaur (19), a student of BCom (I), allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a Jaipur-bound train near Chack Hakim between Phagwara and Chiherru on the Phagwara-Jalandhar rail section this evening.

The Government Railway Police Phagwara said the body had been sent to the local Civil Hospital for post-mortem.