Police arrest 2 linked to drug smuggling racket run by former BSF constable

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Jalandhar, Oct 05, 2020: Punjab Police on Sunday arrested two wanted persons in Jalandhar district in a follow up action against the recently busted international drug and weapon smuggling racket, which was being operated by former BSF constable Sumit Kumar alias Noni.  

Police recovered a 7.65 mm pistol, etched with Made-in-Italy markings, heroin, drug proceeds, two mobile phones, 2 wi-fi dongles and a KTM racing bike from the accused.

In yet another crackdown on the international drug and weapon smuggling networks that are being operated from across the border, Punjab Police has arrested two wanted persons. The arrests were made on Sunday in Jalandhar district.

Police said it was a follow up action against the recently busted international drug and weapon smuggling racket, which was being operated by former BSF constable Sumit Kumar alias Noni.

Police recovered a 7.65 mm pistol, etched with Made-in-Italy markings, heroin, drug proceeds, two mobile phones, 2 wi-fi dongles and a KTM racing bike from the accused.

Speaking to mediapersons in Chandigarh, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said the two accused were arrested on October 4 from a spot near Kartarpur in Jalandhar district. The arrested persons were on a heroin delivery mission.

The two arrested persons were identified as Simranjeet Singh alias Simran - 26-year-old resident of village Dhirpur, Jalandhar -- and Balram Singh -- 26-year-old resident of village Surakhpur in Kapurthala district.

The KTM bike the accused were riding had been stolen from the parking lot of a private university. A case has been registered against them in Kartarpur police station under the relevant sections of NDPS Act, Arms Act and the IPC.

Simranjeet was an absconding criminal in the murder case of a sand gravel businessman of Hamira village in Kapurthala about 10 months ago. The crime had taken place at village called Dhirpur.

Additional IGP of Jalandhar Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said the Punjab Police had earlier arrested a person identified as Amanpreet Singh of Dhirpur village in a murder case of sand gravel businessman of village Hamira. It was found that Amanpreet and his brothers were in contact with one Shah Musa of Pakistan for smuggling of drugs across the international border.
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During the probe, it further emerged that Amanpreet had come into contact with Shah Musa through BSF constable Sumit who had been lodged in Gurdaspur jail in connection with a murder case.

The conspiracy to smuggle drugs and weapons from across the border had been hatched in Gurdaspur jail. After getting bail in the murder case, Sumit was posted at a guard tower at the international border with Pakistan in Samba sector of Jammu from where he kept in constant touch with trans-border smugglers who were further in contact with Shah Musa in Pakistan.

DGP Gupta earlier said Sumit had facilitated the entry and delivery of 40 packets of heroin and a Zigana 9mm pistol over the border fence where he was deployed. He kept the pistol for himself after the delivery of heroin to some unidentified persons.

Sumit had received Rs 39 lakh for the successful influx of drugs and weapons, in two instalments of Rs 15 lakh and Rs 24 lakh.

AIG Khakh said Simranjeet Singh alias Simran, who is the brother of Amanpreet Singh, admitted that he and his brothers had shot dead sand gravel businessman Jagjit Singh of village Hamira.

DGP Gupta said three criminal cases were already registered against him while his accomplice Balram Singh faced a case under the Arms Act that was registered at PS Kotwali Kapurthala. He had been released on bail on from Kapurthala Jail due to corona pandemic.



courtesy: IndiaToday