Drug peddler who gave police the slip held in Jammu

Jammu: A suspected drug peddler from Ludhiana, who had escaped from police custody while being taken to a court in Kathua district, was nabbed within 24 hours, police said on Thursday.
On Monday, Sagar Singh and Harjeet Singh, both hailing from Ludhiana, were arrested with 90kg poppy husk from their truck, police said.
The duo was on their way to Punjab from Srinagar, they added.
While being taken to a court in Hiranagar on Tuesday, Sagar Singh had managed to give police the slip, prompting authorities to suspend an officer among two cops, they said.
However, the suspected drug peddler was arrested from Lakhanpur on Wednesday night while he was trying to flee to Punjab, they added. PTI