According to the police, they received a tip-off that Pakistan-based smugglers would drop a large heroin consignment from across the border using drones that the duo would come to the spot to collect it.
The accused took bribe while investigating the 2019 murder case of Mahant Dayal Das. Das was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at Dera Baba Harka Das in Kotsukhia village in Faridkot's Kotkapura in November 2019.
A member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and his three accomplices were arrested in Punjab, police said.
Flesh trade in Punjab: According to Station House Officer (SHO) Talwara police station Inspector Hargurdev Singh, the police sent their man as a decoy customer to the hotel and subsequently conducted a raid after getting a tip-off.
Mohali parking lot collapse: According to Mohali police, the parking lot collapsed, when work was underway for basement digging of an adjacent under-construction building.
The Punjab Police claimed it has solved one of the biggest robbery incidents in India. The robbers had overcome security officials before decamping the cash van.
A drone from Pakistan violated Indian Airspace and was intercepted by BSF troops of the Amritsar Sector.
The recovered consignment weighs around 5.50 kilograms.
Bishnoi accused in the Siddhu Moosewala murder case was arrested by the Punjab police last year.
The loud sound was heard near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Amritpal Singh arrest: Asked about the questions being raised that Amritpal Singh was not arrested, he surrendered, the Punjab DGP said, "He was arrested. This is very clear. There is nothing to revisit here. He surfaced as raids were done and pressure was built. After that, he was arrested."
Amritpal Singh Arrested: Punjab police on Sunday successfully arrested radical preacher Amritpal Singh who was on run from Moga's Rode village. He has been lodged in Dibrugarh jail amid high security.
Amritpal Singh arrest: "Amritpal Singh has been sent to Dibrugarh, Assam and further action will be taken as per law and order in the case. A warning has been issued against those elements trying to jeopardise the peace and harmony of the state," Punjab IGP said.
In a video that surfaced on social media, Amritpal Singh purportedly was seen saying he was "surrendering". “It is the birthplace of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. This is the place where my 'dastar bandi' (turban tying) ceremony was held. We are standing at life's critical juncture.
On Sunday, Congress leader Navjot Sidhu said a suspicious person, with a grey blanket wrapped around his body, was spotted on the terrace of his residence.
Notably, four soldiers were killed in their sleep in firing inside the military station in Bathinda on April 12.
Assam: Police on Tuesday brought radical preacher Amritpal Singh's close aide Papalpreet Singh to Amritsar airport who was arrested from Amritsar's Kathu Nangal area on Monday. He will be lodged in high-security Dibrugarh jail in Assam.
A CCTV footage had emerged a few days ago which showed Papalpreet Singh in a "dera" in a village in Hoshiarpur even as police continued their search for them in the district.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a message to the officers that all previously sanctioned leaves stand cancelled and the heads have been asked not to sanction any fresh leave till April 14.
Punjab Police Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Bhupinder Singh has shot his wife and son dead in Gurdaspur. The ASI has been absconding after he committed the crime.
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