Amritsar : Making yet one more main breakthrough in 30 kg heroin restoration case amidst the continued drive to make Punjab a protected and safe state as per instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested two extra accused, together with a juvenile, and recovered an extra 5.041 Kg of heroin in two separate operations, mentioned Director Basic of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Sunday.
These arrested have been recognized as Abhishek alias Abhi alias Bhindi (25), a resident of Chheharta in Amritsar and one Juvenile. The accused has a prison background, with earlier instances registered in opposition to him below the Arms Act, NDPS Act, snatching and assault-related offences.
The event got here shut on the heels of the arrest of six people— Gautam, Kabir alias Kaku, Sameer alias Sabharwal, Gurpreet alias Keeda and two juveniles— after recovering 30.045 kg of heroin from their possession on Thursday.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that the investigation has revealed that the accused have been linked to a Dubai-based smuggler who was facilitating the provision of heroin consignments from throughout the border. Additional investigation is underway to ascertain linkages on this case to establish different associates concerned within the community, hint the monetary path, and uncover doable hawala connections, he mentioned.
Sharing operational particulars, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar mentioned that performing on ahead and backward linkages established in the course of the investigation of a serious cross-border drug smuggling case, police groups have recovered an extra 2.006 kg heroin from the possession of arrested accused Kabir alias Kaku and in addition arrested his two associates on his disclosure assertion.
In a separate operation, police groups obtained an data relating to an accident of one of many operative of this module recognized as Vanshdeep Singh as talked about by arrested accused Abhishek, he mentioned, whereas including that performing swiftly, police groups instantly reached reached the spot and brought the injured particular person to the hospital.
The CP mentioned that in the course of the search of his Activa scooter, police recovered 3.035 kg heroin. The investigation has revealed that accused, Vanshdeep Singh had been launched on bail from Central Jail, Amritsar on February 2, 2025.
He mentioned that the accused shall be formally arrested after being declared match by the docs.
CP Gurpreet Bhullar mentioned that the Dubai-based smuggler, who’s already needed in three main NDPS instances, used to share the drop areas with the accused, who, together with their associates, would retrieve the consignments from the designated spots and additional distribute them to numerous recipients. On this regard, a contemporary case FIR No. 131 dated 14.06.2026 below sections 21-C and 25 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Chheharta in Amritsar.
