Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa on Tuesday during a confrontation with a medical store owner over the alleged sale of synthetic drugs. Police identified the accused as Ashwani Kumar, who fled after the shooting. Jhota’s associate was also seriously injured.
Property dealer Satnam Singh, who had reportedly returned from England, was found dead in a Ludhiana hotel a day after checking in. Police are investigating.
Jalandhar Police recovered a 4-year-old child within eight hours of abduction and arrested the main accused within 72 hours. A second accused is being searched for.
Jalandhar Police arrested two accused in a Model Town firing case and said one of them opened fire during weapon recovery before being injured in retaliatory action.
Punjab Police has secured the extradition of fugitive gangster Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam from Moldova in a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime.
Ferozepur (Punjab): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, 45, was shot dead by four armed assailants in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, police said. The incident took place on Saturday evening in the main bazaar of Mamdot, where Gopi was travelling on a motorcycle with 22-year-old Harpreet Singh alias Happy. According to police, the.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two alleged cross-border networks involved in illegal weapons and narcotics smuggling. Five people were arrested and seven pistols and 2.30 kg of heroin were recovered.
A Mohali woman has alleged that her Canada-based NRI husband returned abroad five days after their wedding, took her jewellery on the promise of sponsoring her visa, and later stopped all contact. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.
A woman police inspector in Ludhiana has accused Sub-Inspector Sahibmeet Singh of rape, blackmail and repeated sexual assault. Police have registered an FIR and suspended the accused officer pending investigation.
