CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has arrested heroin smuggler Rajinder Singh, alias Ganja, and a police constable for allegedly facilitating safe movement of drugs and money during the lockdown period.
With these arrests, the police claimed to have busted an international narco-terror racket with links to the banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). Rajinder’s brother-in-law has also been arrested from Uttar Pradesh for his involvement in the racket involving accomplices of now deceased terrorist Harmeet Singh, alias PhD, said DGP Dinkar Gupta. The police seized a .32 bore pistol and four cartridges from Rajinder’s possession during his arrest on August 19 and 530g heroin was seized later from his flat at Zirakpur.
The police have registered a criminal case under the Arms Act and NDPS Act at police station, State Special Operations Cells (SSOC), Mohali, against Rajinder. Police said Rajinder had several FIRs registered against him in various parts of the state and had been involved in recent hawala transactions to the tune of Rs 12 crore.
Cops said Rajinder admitted to his involvement in the distribution network of drug supply arranged by Navpreet Singh, alias Nav, a notorious smuggler wanted by Punjab Police in murder and drug cases.
The Punjab DGP said Rajinder used to receive drug consignments mostly coming from Srinagar and Delhi to distribute further in Punjab. The funds generated out of the drug business were sent back to Navpreet through hawala channels. Rajinder had made an Aadhar card and passport with the help of fake documents from Uttar Pradesh and was trying to escape from India in the near future, the DGP added.
He said Rajinder had acquired a lot of property in and around Chandigarh and Amritsar.
Rajinder’s arrest further led to the arrest of his brother-in-law Chirag Rathi from Muzaffarnagar and also Karamjit Singh, a police constable from Muktsar currently posted as a driver with chief chemical examiner at Kharar, said the DGP. He added that Rajinder had provided a large sum of money to his brother-in-law, who had admitted that he, along with his maternal uncle, had invested more than Rs 1 crore drug money in purchasing properties and vehicles.
With these arrests, the police claimed to have busted an international narco-terror racket with links to the banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). Rajinder’s brother-in-law has also been arrested from Uttar Pradesh for his involvement in the racket involving accomplices of now deceased terrorist Harmeet Singh, alias PhD, said DGP Dinkar Gupta. The police seized a .32 bore pistol and four cartridges from Rajinder’s possession during his arrest on August 19 and 530g heroin was seized later from his flat at Zirakpur.
The police have registered a criminal case under the Arms Act and NDPS Act at police station, State Special Operations Cells (SSOC), Mohali, against Rajinder. Police said Rajinder had several FIRs registered against him in various parts of the state and had been involved in recent hawala transactions to the tune of Rs 12 crore.
Cops said Rajinder admitted to his involvement in the distribution network of drug supply arranged by Navpreet Singh, alias Nav, a notorious smuggler wanted by Punjab Police in murder and drug cases.
The Punjab DGP said Rajinder used to receive drug consignments mostly coming from Srinagar and Delhi to distribute further in Punjab. The funds generated out of the drug business were sent back to Navpreet through hawala channels. Rajinder had made an Aadhar card and passport with the help of fake documents from Uttar Pradesh and was trying to escape from India in the near future, the DGP added.
He said Rajinder had acquired a lot of property in and around Chandigarh and Amritsar.
Rajinder’s arrest further led to the arrest of his brother-in-law Chirag Rathi from Muzaffarnagar and also Karamjit Singh, a police constable from Muktsar currently posted as a driver with chief chemical examiner at Kharar, said the DGP. He added that Rajinder had provided a large sum of money to his brother-in-law, who had admitted that he, along with his maternal uncle, had invested more than Rs 1 crore drug money in purchasing properties and vehicles.
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