Tarn Taran: Anti-narcotics cell of the district police arrested Satnam Singh a resident of Dharar village with 268 gm of heroin on Saturday. The team headed by Sub-Inspector Satnam Singh nabbed the accused from Shekh Fatta village. The contraband was worth Rs 1.34 crore in the international market. The police have registered a case under Sections 21-C 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC Cyclist killed in road accident Tarn Taran: A cyclist was killed in an accident caused by a speedy vehicle on the Tarn Taran-Goindwal Sahib road on the outskirts of the town on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Buta Singh (70) of local Nanaksar locality. The victim was a daily wage worker and was returning home on his bicycle. He was crushed under the vehicle and died on the spot. Kanwaljit Singh driver of the National Highway Ambulance reached the spot and brought the body to the Civil Hospital mortuary. ASI Baldeep Singh of the city police said a case under Sections 304-A 279 and 427 of the IPC had been registered against unknown vehicle driver. OC Jagmeet Singh is PYC spokesperson Tarn Taran: Brinder Singh Dhillon president of the Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) on Saturday appointed Jagmeet Singh Dhillon of Gandiwind Saran as spokesperson of the PYC. Earlier Jagmeet Singh was NSUI president at Guru Nanak Dev University. Lawyer by profession Jagmeet is active in social activities and providing legal aid to needy and underprivileged sections of the society. His father is chairman of the Gandiwind Block Samiti. OC Three arrested under NDPS ACT Tarn Taran: A team of the Patti Sadar police led by Sub-Inspector Gurdeep Singh arrested three persons and seized 2600 intoxicant tablets from them. SSP Dhruman H Nimbale said the accused had been identified as Pritam Kaur of Jhugian Peer Bakhash Harjit Singh alias Bholu of Toot village in Tarn Taran district and Ankush Dhawan of Mallanwala in Ferozpur district. The SSP said accused Harjit Singh and Pritam Kaur were arrested from the border area with 1700 intoxicant tablets. During interrogation both revealed that they took the tablets from Ankush Dhawan. The police team conducted a raid and arrested Ankush Dhawan with 900 intoxicant tablets. The SSP said Pritam Kaur who was facing trial in two NDPS cases is mother of Gurdev Singh a notorious drug peddler. The accused had been booked under Sections 2261 and 85 of the NDPS Act. In another case the Valtoha police arrested Jaskaran Singh of Dibbipur with 180 intoxicant tablets. The accused told the police that he had procured the tablets from Dilbag Singh of his village. Both have been booked under Sections 22 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC

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