Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- Punjab Finance Minister and Chairperson of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on the "War Against Drugs," Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, announced on Saturday that the arrest of Joga Singh, former security officer to MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, is a major breakthrough in the pursuit of justice for victims of the 2015 Gurdev Singh Debi drug racket.

Cheema alleged that the case, which had been pending for nearly a decade, was delayed due to the accused's alleged political connections with leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress.

Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Cheema detailed the sequence of events leading to the arrest. Named as an accused on September 28, 2023, Joga Singh went into hiding soon after...