Seven arrested with intoxicants, liquor

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 10

The district police arrested seven persons and seized large quantity of intoxicants and liquor from them in the last 24 hours.

According to information, the Model Town police arrested two persons at a naka in the area and seized 100 intoxicating capsules from them. The accused have been identified as Sukhdev Singh, alias Sukha, a resident of Badowal village and Harjit Singh, alias Gopa, a resident of Ajram village in Hoshiarpur. According to the police, the vehicle recovered from the accused was also the stolen one.

The Model Town police arrested a man and seized 10 gm of heroin from him. The accused have been identified as Ahirana Khurd village resident Mani Singh, alias Mani. The police of Mehtiana arrested Pawan Kumar, a resident of Khanaura village and seized 35 gm of intoxicating powder from him.

Separate FIRs under the NDPS Act have been lodged against the accused by respective police stations.

Meanwhile, the Hajipur police arrested Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Passi Karora, and seized 63,000 ml of liquor from him. Similarly, the Talwara police arrested two persons and seized 25,500-ml liquor from them. The arrested suspects have been identified as Chakk Pandyan village resident Naresh Kumar and Beh Jogan Karadi village resident Ram Prasad. Separate FIRs under the NDPS and the Excise Act have been registered against the suspects.