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Ludhiana: Man held with intoxicant pills at railway station
A 37-year-old man was arrested at Ludhiana Railway Station on Friday with 11,000 intoxicant; he was arrested during a routine checking at a platform
A 37-year-old man was arrested at Ludhiana Railway Station on Friday with 11,000 intoxicant pills. The accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Sran Talwandi village in Tarn Taran. He was nabbed during a routine checking at a platform of the station, said Investigating officer Satish Kumar. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against the accused at Government Railway Police station here.
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