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Punjab Police arrested former MLA Satkar Kaur and his nephew for smuggling heroin from Kharar; 128 grams of heroin, cash of 1.56 lakh rupees recovered
The police teams also seized four luxury vehicles - BMW, Fortuner, Verna and Chevrolet - used in drug smuggling.
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Police teams caught accused Satkar Kaur red-handed while smuggling 100 grams of heroin: IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill
Chandigarh, October 23, 2024:
In a major breakthrough in the ongoing war against drugs, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested former MLA Satkar Kaur Ghabi and her nephew near the sunny enclave of Kharar when they were 100 The village was in the business of smuggling heroin.
Giving this information, Director General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill said here that the arrested accused (nephew) has been identified as Jaskirat Singh, who is a resident of village Bahibal Khurd in Ferozepur and currently in the sunny enclave of Kharar. Lives in former MLA's house. The car was being driven by the accused Jaskirat while the former MLA was sitting with him. Accused Satkar Kaur has been an MLA from Ferozepur Rural Constituency from 2017-2022.
Later, police teams recovered another 28 grams of heroin from the former MLA's house, taking the total amount of heroin recovered to 128 grams. During the search of the house, Rs 1.56 lakh in cash, some gold jewelery and registration plates of several cars bearing Haryana and Delhi numbers were also recovered. Apart from this, four vehicles including Toyota Fortuner, BMW, Hyundai Verna and Chevrolet were also seized.
Addressing the reporters, IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said that the ANTF teams had received solid information from a reliable source that he (source) was buying drugs from former MLA Satkar Kaur. He said the source also provided concrete evidence to the police teams, including some mobile numbers and call recordings, which indicated the former MLA's involvement in drug smuggling.
Acting on the tip-off, a sting operation was planned and a fake customer, who had made a deal with the former MLA, was sent to a predetermined location near Sunny Enclave to execute the deal. He said that as he (the customer) was receiving the delivery of the narcotics, the ANTF teams immediately intervened and nabbed the two persons who were unsuccessfully trying to escape from the spot.
A policeman was also injured during the operation when the accused driver tried to ram him.
The IGP said that after this a thorough search was conducted at the house of the accused, during which 28 grams of heroin, cash (probable drug money) and number plates of luxury cars and several vehicles were recovered, which indicated Satkar Kaur's involvement in illegal activities. gives a hint
He said that further investigation is going on to add more links in this case and more arrests are likely to be made in the coming days.
In this regard, FIR No. 159, dated 23/10/2024, has been registered under Section 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act in the Special Task Force (STF) Police Station, SAS Nagar.