Hoshiarpur: 6 held with 7 pistols, intoxicants, cash

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Hoshiarpur, June 28

Under a special drive initiated by the Hoshiarpur police against anti-social elements, six persons were apprehended and four FIRs were registered against them. As many as seven pistols, 38 cartridges, 100-gm heroin, 24 sedative injections, a Swift car, and Rs 40,000 were recovered from them within a week’s time.

SSP Hoshiarpur Navjot Singh Mahal said a special drive was initiated under the supervision of SP Investigation Ravinderpal Sandhu and Rakesh Kumar DSP investigation. Under this drive, a team led by Gurpreet Singh, DSP Headquarters and Inspector Bikram Singh, SHO Tanda apprehended Jaswinder Singh, alias Jassi, a resident of Preet Nagar, Fatehgarh Churian Road, under PS Sadar, Amritsar (Rural).

Two pistols, 18 live cartridges, and three magazines were recovered from him and an FIR was also registered against him at Tanda police station. It was later found out that Jaswinder Singh already has two murder cases and a case of theft registered against him under the Arms Act in Amritsar. He is currently on bail.

Another team led by Tushar Gupta, ASP Garhshankar, and Inspector Iqbal Singh, SHO Garhshankar apprehended Satnam Singh, alias Kaka of Denowal Khurd, recovering 1 country-made pistol, five live cartridges, 24 sedative injections, and Rs 40,000 from him. An FIR under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act was registered against him.

Also, Inspector Shiv Kumar I/C CIA Hoshiarpur, apprehended Shahbaaz Singh, alias Sahu, of new Fatehgarh locality, under Model Town police station, Hoshiarpur, recovering three pistols and 10 cartridges from him. A case under the Arms Act was registered against him at Hoshiarpur police station, Model Town.

The Bullowal police have arrested Gurbachan Singh and Harwinder Singh of Dograwala Subhanpur, district Kapurthala and Lakhwinder Singh of Fullan Bhaini Miyan Khan, Gurdaspur near T-point Sandhran Sodhian, recovering 100-gm heroin, one pistol, five cartridges, and a car from them. An FIR under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act was registered against them at the Bullowal police station. SP RPS Sandhu said all cases were being investigated thoroughly to unearth the forward and backward linkages.