Tribune News Service
Kapurthala, September 3
The Kapurthala police arrested another accused in the 20-kg heroin seizure case. Nabbed from the Bhulla Rai Chowk, Phagwara, from a white-coloured Verna (numbered PB02BP2850), the accused has been identified as Gagandeep, son of Narinder Kumar, a resident of Daddar Mohalla, Phagwara.
The police said Gagandeep is the brother of gangster Preet Phagwara. Kapurthala SSP Kapurthala HPS Khakh said the accused Gagandeep was nominated in the case following the disclosure of previously arrested Peter Masih who revealed during the police interrogation that he was sent to collect the consignment of heroin by Gagandeep.
The SSP said police teams were moved to apprehend him following secret informa
tion regarding Gagandeep and arrested him from Bulla Rai Chowk, Phagwara, while he was travelling in his Verna. The SSP added that Gagandeep was the real brother of notorious gangster Rajnish Kumar, alias Preet Phagwara, presently lodged in jail.
Peter was also lodged in jail and established contact with Preet Phagwara in the jail. During the preliminary interrogation, Gagandeep revealed that his brother Preet introduced him to Peter Masih and both have started the illegal business of smuggling heroin, following the directions of Preet, and were communicating with each other on the social media platforms.
The accused has been arrested in the same case (FIR no 80 dated 31.08.2021) and Section 29 of the NDPS Act has been added in the case already registered at Dhilwan police station, Kapurthala.
The SSP said the police would unearth all links involved in this drug syndicate. He added that the police would soon obtain the production warrant from the court from the court and bring Preet Phagwara out of jail for questioning in the case.
20-kg heroin seizure: Gangster Preet Phagwara’s brother held
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