Both accused changing their residences frequently to evade arrest : CP Bhullar
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 4-
Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested a man and his son, considered as big fish in drug trade, and recovered Rs 1 lakh drug money from their possession, said DGPGaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Amolak Singh and his son Mahabir Singh, both residents of village Thatha in Tarn Taran. Apart from recovering drug money, police teams have also recovered a fake arms licence, two weapons— one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 15 live cartridges and one .306 single barrel Springfield rifle along with five live cartridges— from their possession, besides, impounding their Toyota Corolla car.
In this case, seven accused, including two brothers— also considered as big fish— identified as Manjit Singh alias Manna and Lavjit Singh alias Lav alias Labh, were earlier arrested with 3 Kg Heroin, 5 lakh in drug money, and vehicles used in the crime.
Sharing more details, CP Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that following a reliable input about Amolak and his son Mahabir in the city, Police teams nabbed both the accused persons.
