Ludhiana, April 10 -- The local police arrested a man after he was caught by staff at central jail allegedly carrying an intoxicating substance as he came to meet his jailed brother, officials said.

Police said Jaspreet Singh, a resident of Rajgarh village, Doraha, was arrested.

According to the police, his brother, Gurpreet Singh, currently imprisoned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, has also been booked in connection with the incident.

According to assistant jail superintendent Inderpreet Singh, Jaspreet was found in possession of 2.5gm 'sulpha', a cannabis-based substance, during frisking at the jail gate. "He was detained and handed over to the police," Inderpreet said.

"Sulpha does not fall under t...