Drug courier working for jail inmate caught with 1.5 kg heroin in Bathinda

Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jyoti Yadav Bains said the accused was arrested by a team of the Civil Lines police station during patrolling.

The district police on Monday arrested a man after recovering 1.5 kg heroin from him near Barnala bypass.

Initial probe revealed that Raja was a courier, working for Rakesh Kumar, alias Kaku, a resident of Kheta Singh Basti, Bathinda, who was currently lodged in Ferozepur jail, she said.

Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jyoti Yadav Bains said the accused was arrested by a team of the Civil Lines police station during patrolling.

Initial probe revealed that Raja was a courier, working for Rakesh Kumar, alias Kaku, a resident of Kheta Singh Basti, Bathinda, who was currently lodged in Ferozepur jail, she said.

The SSP said the jailed accused will be questioned for his role in the crime, and a probe would be conducted into how he was operating the drug trade from behind the bars.