Overview
- Police set up a checkpoint near Mehta Police Station after a tip-off and intercepted a white SUV with obscured plates when the driver tried to flee near Jamalpur village.
- Officers recovered about 4.3 kg of heroin, a pistol and live cartridges from the vehicle, according to the station house officer.
- The detainees were identified as Lovepreet Singh, Balwant Singh and Simarpreet Singh, all from the Majitha–Verka area.
- A local court sent the trio to two days of police custody as investigators move to trace their forward and backward links, ThePrint reported, citing police sources.
- AAP figures confirmed Lovepreet’s party role and vowed no protection for offenders, while opposition leaders cited the case to demand a wider probe, referencing an NCB arrest of a Tarn Taran sarpanch with 18 kg heroin last week.