Three including juvenile held with sedative pills, vials
The Amritsar city police commissionerate busted a module involved in supplying intoxicating medicines in different parts of the city and arrested three persons, including a juvenile, in this connection.
The police seized 22,300 intoxicating tablets along with 1,750 vials from suspects identified as Sukhraj Singh (23), Manpreet Singh and a juvenile. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against them and further probe was initiated to establish their backward and forward links.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said four days ago the Ranjit Avenue police arrested Sukhraj Singh, alias Gori, a resident of Teda Kalan village in Ajnala along with a juvenile and recovered 700 sedative pills. The police also impounded the car in which they were travelling.
Investigation revealed that juvenile’s father Om Parkash had a medical store in Teda Kalan village where he sold medicines illegally, the Police Commissioner said. “The accused is on the run after seizure of intoxicants,” the Police Commissioner added.
Further interrogation revealed that the juvenile used to procure these medicines from Manpreet Singh, a resident of New Azad Nagar located on Sultanwind Road, and Shivam, who runs a medical store on Majitha Road. The police seized 1,750 vials from Manpreet’s residence apart from 21,660 sedative pills.
The the Police Commissioner said Sukhraj had six cases of different nature, including sexual harassment, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Arms Act registered against him. Similarly, Manpreet had one case of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Arms Act registered against him at the Sultanwind police station.
