Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 29

The Dugri police claimed to have nabbed five persons in separate incidents and seized drugs and mobile phones from their possession.

In the first incident, the police nabbed a woman and seized 9 gm of heroin from her possession. The suspect has been identified as Manisha, alias Meenu, of Tharike Colony.

ADCP Jaskaranjit Singh Teja in a statement issued said a tip-off was received that the woman was into the smuggling trade and she was on the way to deliver heroin to her clients. Accordingly, a naka was laid on the Lodhi Club road from where she was nabbed.

In another case, the Dugri police nabbed two persons, Sandeep Kumar Lambu of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Abhay Sharma of Sunet village. The duo were nabbed from the Sua road where they were waiting to loot a mobile phone from a pedestrian. The police recovered five mobile phones from them which they had snatched from city residents in the recent past. Migrants were victims in most of the snatching incidents. The police said in their further interrogation, more recovery of looted valuables could be made and more persons could be arrested.

Meanwhile, the Dugri police also busted a gang of thieves and snatchers and arrested two of its members. Five mobile phones and a motorcycle were recovered from their possession. The suspects have been identified as Sandeep Kumar, alias Giani, of Phullanwal and Raju, alias Bijli, of Sunet village.

The ADCP said the two accused were also drug addicts and after snatching mobile phones or other valuables, they used to sell the same to arrange money for drugs.

He said those who have purchased the snatched mobile phones would also face action.