Four arrested with 780 banned tablets

Our Correspondent

Khanna, August 24

Khanna Sadar police claimed to have arrested four persons and recovered a huge quantity of intoxicants from their possession.

The arrested have been identified as Satnam Singh Satta from Kot Sekhon, Rajwinder Singh from Kathunangal, and Gagandeep Singh and Paramvir Singh from Barmalipur village.

Gursharandeep Singh Grewal, Khanna SSP, said the police, led by Baljinder Singh, Khanna Sadar SHO and SI Akash Dutt, were patroling at the main highway to Panaich village when they saw four persons who tried to flee after seeing the police party. They threw their bag but were nabbed. On checking, the police recovered 280 intoxicated capsules and 500 intoxicated Lomotil tablets from their possession. A case under Section 22/61/85 of the NDPS has been registered against the accused. The arrested were presented in a court from where they were sent in judicial custody for 14 days to Ludhiana jail.

Grewal said one of the arrested, Rajwinder, was a shopkeeper near whose shop the other three accused used to sit. There were reports of them selling intoxicants and the police had been keeping tab on their activities.