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Haryana Police secures detention orders of drug peddler under PITNDPS Act

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Haryana Police in Sonipat district has secured the detention orders of a habitual offender and notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988, a law under which preventive detention for a period of one year without bail is possible.


           Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that after 2008, this is the first action in the State against a drug peddler under the stringent Act. A dossier was submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Sh. Himanshu Garg before the Competent Authority in Delhi, who passed the orders to detain accused Rakesh, a resident of village Rohna, police station Kharkhoda, Sonipat in District Jail Sonipat for one year under the PITNDPS Act.


            Giving further details, Sh. Himanshu Garg informed that accused Rakesh had been arrested in connection with peddling of more than 137 kg ganja from Odisha in Sonipat district. As per the past criminal history of the accused, he was also found booked in Delhi and Punjab in cases related to drug peddling. In these cases, he was found directly involved in the illegal smuggling of drugs from Odisha.

                  Considering the background of the accused, the police gathered the information and filed a detailed report before the Competent Authority in Delhi seeking permission to book him under PITNDPS Act. The proposal was scrutinised by a Screening Committee headed by DG NCB and comprising of senior officers of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, CBI and NCB. Based on the facts, the Screening Committee found the proposal fit for issuance of detention orders and recommended the same to the competent authority. Accordingly, the Authority has passed the orders to detain the accused Rakesh in the district jail Sonipat for one year.

                 It may be mentioned here that all the district police chiefs have been directed to book drug peddlers under PITNDPS Act. This process will continue in future also so that this menace is completely uprooted from our society.

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Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee elections will be held in 18 months: Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today attended the bhog (concluding ceremony) of Akhand Path Sahib held at Gurdwara Sri Nada Sahib in Panchkula. During this, he participated in Gurbani Kirtan and offered prayers to seek the blessings of the Almighty.

Later addressing the Sangat present in large numbers, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the State Government while respecting the Sikh sentiments had strongly defended the formation of a separate Gurdwara Management Committee for Haryana in the Supreme Court.

“As a result of which the Supreme Court announced its verdict in favour of the Sikh Sangat of Haryana by upholding the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014. The verdict will certainly further strengthen the unity of the sect,” added the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister said that Sri Akal Takht is still the highest Authority. But local committees are needed for the Gurdwaras built at different places. The separation of the management system of Gurdwara is certainly not going to affect the unity of the sect, said Manohar Lal.

“When separate Gurdwara Management Committees can be formed for Patna Sahib, Takht Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded and Delhi, then why the same cannot be done in Haryana. The formation of the Gurdwara Management Committee has been done only for making the governance and management system of the Gurdwaras smoother. The religious system is supreme, there is no interference of the government in it,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that as per the order of the Supreme Court, the election of the Gurdwara Management Committee will be held in 18 months, till then the Adhoc Committee will look after the functioning of the Gurdwaras. 

In the elections, whosoever wins will get the command of the Committee. There will be no interference from the government. After the completion of the election process, the adhoc Committee would hand over all its functioning to the newly elected Committee, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that talks are going for giving the HSIIDC plot in Panchkula to Gurdwara Sri Nada. A final decision in this regard will be taken soon, informed the Chief Minister.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the verdict given by Supreme Court will be used to serve society in a better way and to ensure the welfare of all the sections of society without any discrimination.

“I am hopeful that the entire Sikh Sangat will now work in the spirit of harmony and brotherhood and will do its best for the interest of society,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister assured that the Sikh society would get full support from the state government and together they would do the welfare of the society.

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The number of medical colleges, MBBS seats in Haryana increased by two-fold

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

In the last eight years, the number of medical colleges in Haryana has increased by two-fold. While the total number of MBBS seats in the State has also increased to 1735 from 700 in the year 2014.

All this has become possible because of the regulatory reforms brought in by the Chief Minister since 2014, to till today that Haryana has witnessed a new era of growth in the health sector.

The Chief Minister firmly believes that in any country or society, the health of people is of utmost importance and while realizing the same, since 2014 Sh. Manohar Lal had certainly made making radical changes in the health services, which not only helped the State Government to successfully combat the COVID-19 Pandemic but has also played a pivotal role in realizing his vision of ‘Swasth Haryana’.

Sh. Manohar Lal now aims to increase the number of graduate seats in medical colleges of the State to 3035 by 2025. For this, concrete steps are being made for setting up a Medical College in every district.

In both his tenures, the focus of the Manohar Government did not remain limited to increasing the number of medical colleges only as the number of dental colleges, homoeopathic colleges, nursing colleges and schools etc have increased in the state.

The tireless efforts of the Chief Minister augment the health sector by providing better infrastructure and facilities across the state along with ensuring quality treatment facilities to the last mile citizen are also been appreciated at the national level.

         Recently Haryana has awarded the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Good Governance Award-2021 for setting up critical care ICUs in medical colleges in the state.

1 medical university, 16 medical and nursing colleges to come up in Haryana

In order to further strengthen the health facilities, the state government is constantly emphasizing on expansion of health infrastructure. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya University of Health Sciences is being established at Kutel in Karnal, which will be made functional soon. The University will also have a 750-bed super speciality hospital and research department.

Similarly, 9 medical colleges are being set up in the state. Which include, Pandit Neki Ram Sharma Government Medical College at Bhiwani, Government Medical College at Jind, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College at Chhayansa, Faridabad, Government Medical College and Hospital at Koriyawas, Narnaul, Government Medical College at Kaithal, Sirsa and Yamunanagar, Gurugram This includes Government Medical College and Hospital and Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Phase-II in Karnal. Besides this, AIIMS is also being built in Rewari, which will prove to be a milestone for the health facilities of Haryana.

The Chief Minister had announced the opening of 6 Nursing Colleges in Faridabad, Rewari, Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Panchkula, at a cost of Rs 194 crore. As per the announcement, 85 to 88 percent of the work of these colleges being built in all these districts has been completed and they will be made functional soon.

Besides this, other processes including the purchase of land for the construction of Nursing College building at Safidon, Jind have been completed. Work on this will also start soon.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme reach expanded to 22 lakh families

Providing the best health facilities to the citizens of the state is the utmost priority of the State Government and envisaging the same the annual income slab of BPL families has been increased to Rs. 1.80.  As per the norms of the Central Government, around 15.50 lakh families in Haryana were covered in this scheme, but as the Haryana government expanded the reach of this scheme, now 22 lakh families of the state will get the benefit of this scheme. All these families will be provided free medical facilities up to Rs 5 lakh under this scheme.

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36th National Games, Haryana clinches gold in Yogasana

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

In the ongoing 36th National Games, on Sunday Haryana won its maiden gold in Yogasana after the duo of Rahul and Rishabh from Gurugram showed their talent in this traditional sport.  Besides this, another state lad Praveen Pathak also won a bronze medal in the Artistic Yogasana (Singles).

As rightly being called the sports capital of the country, the players of Haryana have continued their winning streak even in the ongoing 36th National Games. Till now, the State has already emerged as the champion in archery and netball games.

Haryana bagged gold, silver and bronze in Judo

The players of Haryana made a clean sweep in Judo as in the 73 kg weight category, the proud sons of the State Vishal, Jatin and Vikas Dalal bagged gold, silver and bronze respectively.

The girls’ team win the silver medal in golf

The State daughters proved their mettle as they bagged the silver medal in golf. In the team event, Haryana’s Vani Kapoor and Lavanya Jadoon added one more medal to the state’s medal tally by winning the silver medal. Meanwhile, Abhinav Lohan and Sunhit Bishnoi bagged the bronze medal in the boys’ individual event.

Girls Hockey team enters final

In the semi-final match of hockey held on Sunday, State daughters strengthened their claim on the gold by winning the finals. The semi-final match was played between Haryana and Jharkhand. In this thrilling match, Haryana beat Jharkhand by 5-2. The finals will be played on October 11.

Notably, so far, the Girls’ Hockey team has not lost any match. The team has registered consecutive victories in pool matches as well. It is expected that in the final match as well the team will continue its victory streak to bag gold for the State.

A total of 94 medals including 31 gold in the State’s tally

As of October 9, 6 pm, Haryana has won 94 medals including 31 gold, 29 silver and 34 bronze. So far the players of Haryana have won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in aquatics, 5 gold medals in archery, 3 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals in athletics, 2 gold and 3 silver medals in cycling, 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medal in fencing, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze medals in Golf, 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 9 Bronze medals in Judo, 2 Bronze medals in Kabaddi, 2 Gold in Net Ball, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze in Rowing, 1 Gold in Rugby Medals, 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals in Shooting, 1 Bronze Medal in Soft Tennis, 1 Silver Medal in Table Tennis, 1 Bronze Medal in Tennis, 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals in Weightlifting, 12 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze medals in Wrestlingand, 1 Gold and 1 Bronze medal in Yogasana.

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Haryana appoints Five 2020 batch IAS officers as Sub Divisional Officers (Civil)

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Haryana Government appointed five IAS  officers of the 2020 batch, (awaiting orders of posting) as Sub Divisional Officers (Civil).

As per the orders Pradeep Singh has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Gharaunda, Deepak Babulal Karwa has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ferozepur Jhirka, Pankaj has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Jind and Harshit Kumar has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Mahendragarh.

Besides this, C Jayasharadha another IAS officer of the 2020 batch has been posted as  Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Naraingarh and  CEO-Cum-Executive Director, Naraingarh Sugar Mills Ltd.

Meanwhile, the government has also issued transfer and posting orders of 7 HCS officers with immediate effect.

These include, Surender Singh-I has been posted as Additional Director (Admn.) and Special Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Department, Aditi has been posted as Secretary-cum-CEO, UTKARSH Society, Wakeel Ahmed has been posted as Estate Officer, HSVP, Panipat, Ranbir Singh has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Tauru, Mayank Bhardwaj has been posted as Estate Officer, HSVP, Kurukshetra and Abhay Singh Jangra has been posted as City Magistrate, Karnal.

While, Pradeep Kumar-III, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Pataudi has been given additional charge of CEO, Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board, Gurugram. 

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NEET, JEE 2022 toppers felicitated

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Top achievers of NEET and JEE 2022 from Panchkula were felicitated during a roadshow by Aakash BYJU’S. Among other achievers, Yagyam Sethi from Panchkula, who secured AIR-59 in NEET 2022 and is also the Chandigarh topper was felicitated for their achievements .

From Panchkula branch, 107 students qualified for the NEET-2022, 38 students cleared JEE Main 2022 & 14 students qualified the JEE Advanced 2022. 

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Haryana’s ambitious PPP programme has become a role model not only for the state but also for the country and abroad, Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 8

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh.  Manohar Lal said that Haryana is the first state not only in the country but also in the world to implement the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP).        “PPP has made  Haryana a role model not only for other states but also for the country and abroad. Through PPP, benefits of all the welfare schemes are being ensured by identifying the actual needy families and the actual beneficiaries,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.         The Chief Minister said this during a special meeting held with a delegation of the Maharashtra Government at Haryana Niwas in the late evening.        The delegation included Revenue, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister, Sh. Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Ports and Mining Minister,  Sh. Dada Bhuse, Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development Department, Sh.  Rajesh Kumar, Principal Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation, Information and Technology Department, Sh. Aseem Kumar Gupta,  Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra, Dr. Shrikar Pardeshi, Officer on Special Duty to  Chief Minister, Maharashtra,  Dr. Anand Madia.         During the meeting, a presentation was shared on Parivar Pehchan Patra, about the Family Information Data Repository (FIDR), the implementation strategy, institutional Mechanisms for PPP implementation, the pro-active welfare services through PPP and benefits and outcomes realized of the Government’s first-of-its-kind umbrella PPP scheme.          “PPP had proved instrumental in identifying the ineligible beneficiaries who were taking undue advantage of various government schemes,” asserted the Sh. Manohar Lal.         The Chief Minister said that today, the central government is ensuring the benefits of welfare schemes to the general public through the Aadhaar card.         “Going a step further the present State Government while considering the family as one unit, the flagship scheme of Parivar Pehchan Patra was launched which not only created a unique ID for every family residing in the State but also ensured the reach of benefits of government schemes at the grassroots levels,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that today in Haryana, the benefits of all the welfare government schemes are being given through PPP only. Automatic disbursal of pension benefits is being ensured through PPP The Chief Minister said that the through Social Justice and Empowerment Department, the State Government is giving different types of pensions. All these pensions have been linked with PPP.         This has saved the beneficiaries from making several rounds of the government offices to get their benefit. As soon as a person attains the pension age, the department takes their signatures on the prescribed form one month before their retirement. After this, as soon as the beneficiary attains the pension age completed, their pension automatically starts through PPP. 12,763 pensions have been made in the last months through PPP, said Sh. Manohar Lal. Yellow ration cards are also being made through PPP        The Chief Minister said that yellow ration cards are also being made through PPP. The government has made ration cards through PPP on a pilot basis in Sirsa and Kurukshetra districts. In future, this scheme will be implemented in the entire state. With this, the ration card of the eligible person will be made as per the income verified in PPP.Chief Minister apprised about Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam and CET        The Chief Minister apprised the delegation that how by constituting Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, the State Government has decided to completely eradicate the age-old system of doing contractual recruitment through outsourcing.         He further shared that the State Government has also decided to hold Common Eligibility Test (CET)  for providing government jobs to the youth in a fair and transparent manner.  The candidates appearing for this test will have to do only one-time registration to appear for the said exam. Deligation also visited Yamunanagar        Earlier, the delegation also visited the Yamunanagar to study the public welfare schemes and policies of the Haryana Government.  This delegation studied many public welfare schemes of the government and got detailed information about the schemes by interacting directly with the beneficiaries of various schemes.        During the meeting Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Managing Director, HSIIDC,  Sh. Vikas Gupta, Secretary Food and Supplies Department, Sh. Yogesh Kumar and other senior officers remind present.

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Haryana Agriculture Minister visits Rungis wholesale market in Paris, France

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IEP Chandigarh, October 8, 2022

– In a bid to have a hands-on understanding of modern infrastructure systems, operational modalities and support mechanisms, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. J.P Dalal visited Rungis Market International in Paris. 

Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department,  Dr Sumita Misra and other officers of the delegation, also accompanied the Minister. 

The delegation led by the Minister held a meeting with Sh. Stephen Liyani Chairman and CEO, Semmaris International, Sh. Ambroise, Director and, Incharge International Relations of Rungis International.  The company is partly owned by the Public and partly by the private sector and providing support in the development of wholesale markets in more than 40 countries.

During the meeting Sh. J.P Dalal expressed concern about farmers’ support system and successful operations of the market. 

“Haryana is swiftly moving to establish International Horticulture Market (IIHM) at Ganaur and has set a target to operationalise it by the end of 2024,” said Sh. J.P Dalal. 

Chairman Rungis suggested that based on experience the world over, IIHM Ganaur should focus on linking small markets of the catchment area, early bird Incentives to traders, restrictions on retail operations, strong regulations of operation and management, provide performance link incentives to employees, and develop Ganaur Green Transit Hub for distribution of different commodities. 

During the visit, the delegation also met with Sh. Javed Ashraf, Ambassador of India in France.

Meanwhile, Sh. Liyani is also Chairman of the World Union of Wholesale Markets( WUWM), he urged Sh. J.P Dalal to visit the Abu Dhabi Food Distribution Hub and participate in the WUWM conference in the last week of October. 

The  Minister invited the Chairman Rungis/ WUWM to Haryana and discuss further modalities of collaboration and cooperation in future for the success of IIHM, Ganaur. 

IIHM being developed at Ganaur

Notably, Haryana State is also developing the India International Horticulture Market (IIHM) at Ganaur near the National capital Delhi in an area of 540 acres on the pattern of Rungis Market. During the discussion, it was brought out that IIHM will be based on the Rungis market with some need-based facilities keeping in view Indian conditions.

This market will cater for the requirement of the 55 million population living in NCR including Delhi for fresh fruit, vegetables, etc. 

Rungis Market International is spread over an area of more than 700 acres

        Rungis Market International is spread over an area of more than 700 acres and was established in the year 1969. In this market trading of 16 lakh MT of fruits, and vegetables including that fish, meat and dairy products happens annually.

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HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPT DECENTRALIZES POWERS TO GRANT REGULATORY APPROVALS

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IEP Chandigarh, October 8, 2022 

The Punjab Government has simplified procedures to enable speedy clearances of Change Of Land Use (CLU) certificates, completion certificates, layout and building plans. This has been done by decentralising  regulatory approvals that empower Urban Development Authorities, to grant approvals.          Terming Ease of Doing Business as the topmost priority of the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora said that this decision will go a long way for quick disposal of cases within stipulated time frame as the H&UD department has delegated powers at the local level for granting regulatory approvals.          The move will empower urban development authorities in Mohali, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Bathinda as regulatory approvals will be granted at their own level, Mr. Aman Arora said, adding that these authorities are headed by Chief Administrators (CAs).          Now, Chief Administrators can grant licenses to all categories of colonies, said Principal Secretary H&UD Mr. Ajoy Kumar Sinha while adding that a committee under CA of the concerned Authority will grant approval for Layout Plans for Residential/Industrial/Commercial Colony, Mega Projects and Industrial Parks (including extensions of existing projects). The committee has also been empowered to grant Building Plans approval for all standalone projects other than industries above 15 acres, all allotted/auctioned chunk sites above one acre including industry and chunk sites within approved private projects above one acre.          A committee under Additional Chief Administrator (ACA) of concerned Authority would have power to grant Building Plan approvals for all allotted/auctioned chunk sites up to one acre including industry and all other plots up to one acre in urban estates/approved projects of H&UD, he added.          Chief Town Planner PUDA would be empowered to grant approval for compounding of Education/Medical/ Religious/Social charitable institutes, Farm House above 15 acres and Commercial including hotel and eating joints.Mr. Sinha said that Senior Town Planner of the concerned Circle would have the power to grant approvals for Zoning Plans of Residential/ Industrial/ Commercial Colony, Mega Projects and Industrial Parks (including extensions of existing projects), besides granting approval for Building Plans of all standalone Industrial MSME District Level Projects, Building Plans of all standalone projects other than Industry, up to 15 acres, Compounding of Education/Medical/Religious/Social charitable institutes, Farm House up to 15 acres and Compounding of all Industrial Buildings up to 10 acres.He further informed that Senior Town Planner, PBIP would have power to grant approvals for all standalone Industrial State Level Projects and Compounding of all Industrial Buildings above 10 acres. District Town Planner has been empowered to grant approvals for Building Plans of Rice Sheller, Brick Kiln, Petrol Pump and Stone Crusher.          The Competent Authority for grant of Completion/Partial Completion/Occupancy Certificate shall be the same Competent Authority for granting approval of Layout Plan/ Building Plan as mentioned above, he added.

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PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS THREE MORE MEMBERS OF DRONE-BASED ARMS/AMMUNITIONS

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IEP CHANDIGARH/ AMRITSAR, October 8:

          As part of the ongoing war against anti-social elements launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Police has arrested three more members of the drone-based arms/ammunition smuggling module and recovered a fresh cache of sophisticated arms and ammunition from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. A total of five members of this module have been arrested so far.

Those arrested have been identified as Surinder Singh of village Barwala in Tarn Taran, Harchand Singh and Gursahib Singh, both residents of Valtoha in Amritsar. The Police have recovered Rs 1.01 crores cash, 500 grams heroin, 17 pistols along with 400 live cartridges, one MP-4 rifle along with 300 live cartridges, two weighing machines and two currency counting machines from their possession.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Police team from Counter Intelligence Amritsar had arrested two members of this module including a prisoner identified as Jaskaran Singh and his aide Rattanbir Singh, after recovering 10 foreign-made pistols from locations pinpointed by them, taking total recovery of pistols to 27.

Divulging details, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that during investigations it came out from Jaskaran Singh and Rattanbir Singh that their associate Surinder had picked up the consignment of arms/ammunition that was previously smuggled by them with the help of drones from Pakistan. Following inputs, Police managed to arrest Surinder on Friday and recovered 10 pistols along with six magazines and 100 live cartridges from his possession, he added.

He said that after investigations revealed that Surinder, on the directions of Jaskaran Singh, used to pick consignments from Rattanbir to further deliver them to two brothers Harchand and Gursahib, the Police teams have also arrested them. The Police have recovered the remaining part of consignment from their possession which includes seven Pistols, one MP-4 Rifle and 500 grams heroin, besides, Rs 1.01 crore cash, Weighing machines and currency counting machines from their possession.

The DGP said that further investigations are on to determine the other consignments from Pakistan, which may have been retrieved by this module for further delivery to unidentified persons for commission of anti-national activities, he added.

AIG Counter Intelligence Amritsar Amarjit Singh Bajwa said that during investigations, accused Jaskaran confessed that he is in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler identified as Asif, who used to deliver consignment of narcotics and arms/ammunition from Pakistan using drone and Rattanbir used to retrieve them on his directions.

Meanwhile, a case FIR No. 30 dated 04.10.2022 had already been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station SSOC Amritsar.