Woman among three arrested with 135-gm heroin, fake currency

Our Correspondent

Tanda Urmar, October 11

The Tanda police arrested three persons travelling in a car and seized heroin and fake currency from their possession.

Bikram Singh, SHO, said the accused were nabbed by a team of the police, led by SI Parvinderjit Singh, had been identified as Satnam Singh Satti of Paniad, Balwinder Kumar, a resident of Majra and Jyoti Rani, a resident of Ganna Pind, Phillaur. The SHO said a patrolling party of the police team got information that drug peddlers were coming towards Tanda for supplying heroin and fake currency. On the basis of information, the police arrested the accused coming in a Swift car at a check point near Dashmesh Nagar, Basti Amritsarian. During search 40 gm of heroin was recovered from the possession of Satnam Singh Satti and Balwinder Kumar each while 55 gm of heroin was recovered from Jyoti Rani.

Also, fake currency worth Rs 30,000 and Rs 33,000 was also recovered from the car. The police have booked all three under the NDPS Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code.