2 arrested for possessing heroin in Punjab

Two people were today arrested after 15 grams of heroin was allegedly recovered from them, the police said.
Acting on a tip-off, Varinder Veer Singh and Pintu were arrested during a checking at a village in Fatehgarh Sahib district, the police said, adding the accused used to purchase heroin from Delhi and sell it in Amloh city of the district and Ludhiana.
A case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against them, the official added.
In another incident, 20 bottles of illicit liquor was recovered from a person in Behar village of Jalandhar district, the police said today.

The accused, Harpreet Singh, was arrested, they said, adding a case was registered against him.