A Punjabi singer and his accomplice were today reportedly arrested with 1.5 kg heroin in Mattewara village of Ludhiana.
The police claim to have recovered a .32 bore revolver and five live
bullets, a mobile phone with Italy number from their possession.
Those arrested have been identified as 24-year-old Gurjant Singh, who
has launched a Punjabi music album, of Jajja village in Amritsar, and
35-year-old Surjit Singh alias Kalu, a farmer of Mawa village in
Amritsar.
A case under sections 22/25/27A, 29/61/85
of the NDPS Act and sections 25/54/59 of the Arms Act has been
registered against them.
STF Assistant Inspector General Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar said
the duo was allegedly in contact with smugglers in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vancouver and Dubai on WhatsApp.
