Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 12

The Kapurthala police have arrested 113 POs in a span of four months. These POs were wanted in cases of smuggling narcotics, fraud, murder and other heinous offences. A special team under the supervision of SP (Investigation) Vishaljeet Singh and DSP Sarabjit Rai was constituted for the purpose.

Kapurthala SSP Kanwardeep Kaur said from January to April 2021, a total of 113 POs had been arrested, 37 under Sections 82 and 83 of the CrPC and 76 under Section 299 of the CrPC.

Further tightening the noose around criminals, movable and immovable properties of as many as 17 POs worth Rs 5 crore have also been attached through court. This confiscated property includes property worth Rs 3.61 crore of POs from Sadar police station, Kapurthala, property worth Rs 79.31 lakh of POs from Sadar Phagwara, property worth Rs 35.30 lakh of POs of PS Begowal, property worth Rs 22.41 lakh of POs of PS Bholath, property worth Rs 2 lakh of POs of police station Talwandi Chaudhrian and property worth Rs 32,000 of POs of PS Fattu Dhinga.

The district police have also published the list of POs on its website. The drive against the POs would continue in coming days too and more properties of such POs would be got attached.