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One held with illegal weapon, stolen cars in Jalandhar

The Kartarpur police on Saturday arrested a proclaimed offender Har Krishan Singh alias Monu of Dhapai village in Kapurthala and recovered stolen cars, intoxicant powder and an illegal weapon from his possession.

Updated on: Oct 9, 2016, 14:57:37 IST
Hindustan Times | By , Jalandhar
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The Kartarpur police on Saturday arrested a proclaimed offender Har Krishan Singh alias Monu of Dhapai village in Kapurthala and recovered stolen cars, intoxicant powder and an illegal weapon from his possession.

The accused in police custody in Jalandhar on Saturday. (HT Photo)
The accused in police custody in Jalandhar on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Police said a naka was put up near the drain on Bholath road in Kartarpur following a tipoff by assistant sub-inspector Sukhwinder Singh and his team. The ASI and his team stopped an Alto car (PB09-R-9820) which was being driven by Monu, who has allegedly been involved in contract killing cases.

“During checking, the police found 110gm intoxicant powder, a .32 bore illegal pistol and two live cartridges,” the police said.

Later, it was found that the car was also stolen.

The cops also recovered another stolen car (JK02-BJ-1317) and pulsar bike. The police said that he would be produced in the local courts to seek his custody for interrogating him. A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, NDPS and Arms Act has been registered against him at Kartarpur police station.