Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
India

Wanted drugs smuggler lands in Punjab Police net, sent to Dibrugarh jail

Darpan News Desk, 13 Aug, 2024 11:36 AM
  • Wanted drugs smuggler lands in Punjab Police net, sent to Dibrugarh jail

Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) In a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Punjab Police have detained notorious drugs smuggler Balwinder Singh alias Billa Sarpanch from Gurdaspur, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday.

The accused, who is a native of Havelian village in Tarn Taran district and was presently out on bail, faces over 15 criminal cases, majority of them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and Arms Act.

The DGP said Billa has been detained under Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in NDPS Act, and sent to Dibrugarh in Assam.

The detainee will be lodged in Dibrugarh jail during his detention period, he said, adding that Billa was part of trans-border drug smuggling networks involving Pakistani smugglers.

Senior Superintendent of Police (Amritsar Rural), Charanjit Singh, said that following reliable inputs about the presence of Billa in the Gurdaspur area, the police in a joint operation with the NCB detained the accused drugs smuggler.

Further investigations are on to trace his other accomplices and identify the Pakistan-based drugs smugglers, he added.

In 2019, the police nabbed Billa who had been evading arrest for more than two decades. He allegedly had links with Pakistan-based drugs smugglers and was wanted by the Intelligence Bureau and Punjab’s anti-drugs Special Task Force (STF) for his involvement in trans-border smuggling.

The police also recovered 750 gm heroin from the accused along with 32 SIM cards which he allegedly used to contact his clients.

 

MORE India ARTICLES

Lift the social, economic, political blockade of Punjab: Akali Dal

Lift the social, economic, political blockade of Punjab: Akali Dal
Expressing solidarity with farmers, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday demanded the lifting of the "social, economic and political blockade of Punjab" and the restoration of the fundamental rights and democratic freedom of the farmers and other Punjabis.

Lift the social, economic, political blockade of Punjab: Akali Dal

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends Sameer Mahendru's interim bail in money laundering case

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends Sameer Mahendru's interim bail in money laundering case
A Delhi court on Tuesday has extended the interim bail of liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in the excise policy case till February 15. Mahendru had moved an application seeking relief on grounds of his wife’s medical condition. Special Judge M K Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court granted the accused relief, and directed him to file certain reports related to his wife’s medical condition before the court.  

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends Sameer Mahendru's interim bail in money laundering case

Farmers’ protest: Haryana Police issue advisory for commuters

Farmers’ protest: Haryana Police issue advisory for commuters
In view of the 'Chalo Delhi' call given by the protesting farmers’ organisations, the Haryana Police on Wednesday advised the commuters to opt for train as a precautionary measure, rather than travelling by road to commute between Chandigarh and Delhi. From Chandigarh to Delhi, the advisable land route is via Panchkula, Barwala, Dosarka, Barara, Babain, Ladwa and Pipli-Kurukshetra. The other land route to reach the national capital is via Panchkula, Barwala, Yamunanagar (NH-344), Ladwa, Indri and Karnal.

Farmers’ protest: Haryana Police issue advisory for commuters

UAE won hearts of 140 cr Indians: PM Modi after inaugurating Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

UAE won hearts of 140 cr Indians: PM Modi after inaugurating Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
In a proud and historic moment for Hindus from across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir, the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying that the UAE has written a golden chapter and won the hearts of 140 crore Indians.  

UAE won hearts of 140 cr Indians: PM Modi after inaugurating Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

J&K L-G launches ‘Sambhaav Utsav 2024’ in New Delhi

J&K L-G launches ‘Sambhaav Utsav 2024’ in New Delhi
J&K L-G Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched ‘Sambhaav Utsav’ in New Delhi. The L-G said that Sambhaav Utsav also put the spotlight on the future of J&K which is readying to contribute in Viksit Bharat.  

J&K L-G launches ‘Sambhaav Utsav 2024’ in New Delhi

3,700 children went missing from Assam, most of them rescued: Minister Ajanta Neog

3,700 children went missing from Assam, most of them rescued: Minister Ajanta Neog
Assam Women and Child Development Minister Ajanta Neog told the Assembly on Tuesday that over 3,700 children had gone missing in the state in the last three years and of them, 3,400 had been rescued by various agencies. She stated that the government takes care of the rescued children if it is not possible to return them to their relatives.  

3,700 children went missing from Assam, most of them rescued: Minister Ajanta Neog