CIA staff nab two with heroin, illegal firearm

In a crackdown, the CIA Staff team of Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has apprehended two accused in separate cases, recovering 200 grams of heroin, a .32 bore pistol and two live cartridges from their possession.

Commissioner of Police Jalandhar, Dhanpreet Kaur, shared that the operations were conducted under the ongoing “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign launched by the Punjab Government. The actions were carried out under the supervision of Manpreet Singh Dhillon (DCP/Investigation), Jayant Puri (ADCP/Investigation), Paramjit Singh (ADCP) and Amberveer Singh (ACP-D) and were led by Inspector Surinder Kumar, Incharge, CIA Staff Jalandhar.

On October 6, 2025, during routine patrolling and checking near Dakoha Phatak Bridge, Jalandhar, the police team received information about an individual armed with an illegal weapon roaming the area with criminal intent. Acting swiftly, the police apprehended the accused, Davinder Kumar, son of Shiv Dayal, a resident of VPO Dhannowali, Jalandhar and recovered one .32 bore pistol along with two live cartridges from his possession. Accordingly, FIR No 287 under Sections 25-54-59 of the Arms Act was registered at Police Station Rama Mandi, Jalandhar.

In another operation on October 7, 2025, a separate CIA Staff team apprehended Harpreet Singh alias Happy, son of Baljeet Singh, resident of village Bhaini Sidhwan, Police Station Sadar, District Tarn Taran, near Transport Nagar, Jalandhar. Upon search, 200 grams of heroin were recovered from his possession. FIR No 237 under Sections 21-61-85 of the NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Division No 8, Jalandhar against the accused.

Police officials added that Harpreet Singh alias Happy was previously involved in another criminal case. Both accused are currently on police remand and interrogation is underway to trace their forward and backward linkages.