Chandigarh: Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a key drug trafficker linked to a Pakistan-based smuggler after recovering 3.105 kg heroin and two .32 bore country-made pistols along with 37 cartridges and two magazines from his possession. The accused has been identified as Jobanjit Singh, alias Joban, a resident.
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued an interim order on Wednesday, directing the Punjab government not to take “coercive” action against Partap Singh Bajwa, the Leader of the Opposition, until April 22. The court also requested the government’s response regarding Bajwa’s plea to quash the first information report (FIR) filed against him for allegedly disseminating.
In Jagraon of Ludhiana district of Punjab, amidst strict action by the police against drugs, now women have also started getting involved in drug smuggling. Chhapar police has arrested a woman smuggler. The accused woman was carrying poppy husk hidden in an empty flour bag. The woman smuggler is being interrogated by the police team,.
According to the data, from August 2024 to March 2025, electricity worth more than Rs 2,000 crore has been stolen at an average of about Rs 5.5 crore per day.