Hotel owner held for taking, allowing drug consumption

Taking swift action, the Amritsar police have arrested a hotel owner for allegedly allowing and consuming drugs. The hotel is located near the Golden Temple area.

The accused, identified as Simranjit Singh, was arrested after a video of several youth, including two women, consuming drugs in a hotel room went viral on social media.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Sheetal Singh said Simranjit Singh was booked by the Division B police under Section 27 of the NDPS Act while investigations were on to identify others, including two women, consuming drugs in the video.

“As soon as the video came to our knowledge, the police immediately swung into action,” said the ACP, while adding that during interrogation, Simranjit Singh revealed that he had procured the narcotics from Rajbir Singh and her mother Sukhjinder Kaur, both residents of Udham Singh Nagar.