Peddler linked to Kapil Rajta gang arrested

Tribune News Service

Shimla, Updated At : 03:11 PM Apr 01, 2025 IST

Photo for representational purpose only.

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, police have arrested Buta Singh, an associate of the Kapil Rajta gang, from Sidhwan village in Tarn Taran, Punjab, just 3 km from the India-Pakistan border. The gang is a notorious inter-state network involved in smuggling chitta (heroin).

According to police, Buta Singh was a key supplier of contraband to Kapil Rajta, a Rohru-based drug kingpin recently arrested. Upon identifying Singh’s role, a police team from Jubbal was dispatched to Punjab, where they successfully nabbed him and brought him back to Jubbal.

Rohru DSP Pranav Chauhan confirmed the arrest and stated that further investigations are ongoing. The accused was presented in court and has been remanded to police custody.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles