A special campaign against drugs has been initiated by w/DGP Punjab Sh. Dinkar Gupta IPS which is led by Sh. Kaustubh Sharma IPS IG Jalandhar Range in the region. Under their able directions, SSP Hoshiarpur Sh. Navjot Singh Mahal PPS initiated a battlefront against drug smuggling in Hoshiarpur district. Under this drive, a team led by Sh. Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu SP Investigation Hoshiarpur achieved a big success.
The team led by him and constituting Sh. Rakesh Kumar PPs DySP D, Ins Karnail Singh SHO Model Town, Insp Surjit Singh I/C Narcotic Cell, Ins Shiv Kumar I/C CIA, ASI Jasvir Kaur apprehended 3 persons and recovered 1.6 kg Heroin, 580 gm Opium, 560 gm Gold, Rs 50 Lakh approximately Drug money, one swift car PB02 BH 4443 from them.
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SSP Hoshiarpur Sh. Navjot Singh Mahal told media personnel that on 18.05.2021, Insp Karnail Singh had put a special naka at Tanda Chownk Hoshiarpur. At the naka, police party stopped a swift car PB02 BH 4443 on suspicion and asked their whereabouts. The introduced themselves as Pushpinder Singh @ Tinku S/o Parshotam Lal R/o House No 432, Naraian Nagar PS City Hoshiarpur and Amit Choudhary S/o Varindersaini R/o MohTegor Nagar At Present Street No 04, MohBassiKhawazu Hoshiarpur. ASI Dalvinder Singh checked pockets of Pushpinder Singh @ Tinku on suspicious grounds and found 45gm heroin in a plastic bag in right pocket of his trouser.
When he searched Amit Chaudhary, he found 25gm heroin and INR 50,000 in right pocket of his trouser. An FIR no. 110 dated 18-05-2021 u/s 21, 29, 60-61-85 was registered at PS Model Town against both the accused. During interrogation, they told police that they have brought this heroin from Jasvir Singh Gajju S/o Parkash Singh R/o Green AvenueNearSaraswati College PS JandialaDistt AmritsarandJagroop Kaur R/o Green Avenue Near Saraswati College PS JandialaDistt Amritsar who lives with Jasvir Singh.
After this, a team led Sh. Rakesh Kumar PPs DySP D constituting InsKarnail Singh SHO Model Town, Insp Surjit Singh I/C Narcotic Cell, Ins Shiv Kumar I/C CIA, ASI Jasvir Kaur raided at Green Avenue Near Saraswati College PS JandialaDistt Amritsar where Jasvir Singh lives with Jagroop Kaur. Jasvir Singh absconded from his house but Jagrup Kaur, who lives with Jasvir Singh and works with him in smuggling illicit drugs was apprehended by the police party with 100gm heroin.
When her house was searched by the police party, 1 kg 480 gm
heroin, 580 Gm Opium, 560 gm gold, INR 49,48,700/- drug money was recovered
from there. Police parties are conducting rigorous search for the absconding
accused Jasvir Singh. The entire matter is being investigated thoroughly.
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SSP Hoshiarpur Mr. Mahal further told the media that a campaign has been initiated to forfeit and attach the property earned from drug money by drug smugglers, the same process will be followed in this case u/s 68F NDPS Act at the earliest. Mr. Mahal also gave a stern message to drug smugglers of the area that police is behind them and no one indulged in such wrongful act against society and nation will be spared by the police. He also apprised about the other drug recoveries by district police in recent times since 01.01.2021:
Cases reg. Accused
Arrested Heroin Opium Poppy Husk Intoxicant Powder Charas Smack Ganja Capsules Injections
189 234 9 kg
495gm 4kg 230gm 583kg
500gm 4 kg 318 gm 1 kg 380 gm 25gm 5kg 105514 52
Names of Accused
1.Pushpinder Singh @ Tinku S/o Parshotam Lal R/o House No 432, Naraian Nagar PS CityHoshiarpur
2.AmitChoudhary S/o Varindersaini R/o MohTegor Nagar At Present Street No 04, Moh. Bassi Khawazu Hoshiarpur.
3.Jagroop Kaur R/o Green Avenue Near Saraswati College PS JandialaDistt Amritsar
4. Jasvir Singh Gajju S/o Parkash Singh R/o Green Avenue Near Saraswati College PS Jandiala Distt Amritsar (absconding)
Recovery
1. 01 Kg 600 Gm Heroin
2. 580 Gm Opium
3.560 Gm Gold
4. Forty nine Lakh ninety eight Thousands Seven Hundreds only Drug Money
5. One Swift Car Colour White No PB02-BH-4443
Detail of previous case registered against accused Pushpinder Singh @ Tinku
1.FIR NO 15 Dt 17.01.2003 U/s 21/61/85 NDPS Act PS City Hoshiarpur
2. FIR NO 176 Dt 24.11.2014 U/s 22/61/85 NDPS Act PS City Hoshiarpur
3. FIR NO 158 Dt 24.11.2016 U/s 21/61/85 NDPS Act PS City Hoshiarpur
4. FIR NO 150 Dt 30.08.2017 U/s 22/61/85 NDPS Act PS Sadar Hoshiarpur
5. FIR NO 45 Dt 21.03.2019 U/s 21/61/85 NDPS Act PS City Hoshiarpur
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Detail of previous case registered against accused Jasvir Singh
1. FIR NO 123 Dt 16.08.2015 U/s 21/61/85 NDPS Act PS Model Town Hoshiarpur
2. FIR NO 99 Dt 26.08.2016 U/s 20/61/85 NDPS Act PS BalongiDistt Mohali