Overview
- Punjab’s State Special Operations Cell arrested Rajbir Singh at Raxaul near the Indo‑Nepal border, recovering 500 grams of heroin and a hand grenade as he was allegedly trying to flee via Nepal.
- His associate, identified as Chirag of Fazilka, was earlier arrested with 407 grams of heroin and a 9mm pistol, and police say he acted as a courier channelising drug proceeds back to Rajbir.
- Investigators say Rajbir and Chirag supplied grenades to Gurjant Singh of Amritsar Rural, who is in Haryana Police custody, in a plot tied to the Sirsa women’s police station attack.
- According to police, Rajbir contacted Pakistan-based entities in 2022, shared sensitive military information and introduced other Army personnel to those handlers in exchange for heroin access.
- Officials say Rajbir deserted after an espionage case was registered this year, hid in Nepal while continuing trafficking, and has been brought to Punjab on transit remand as probes track financial and operational links.