Mohali /Panchkula, May 14 -- Three people were arrested with heroin and a country-made pistol in different incidents in Mohali and Panchkula in the last 12 hours, said police.

In the first incident, the Mataur police on Tuesday arrested two persons with 61.46 gram of heroin.

The accused were identified as Jora Singh from Dhakan Bangar village, Fatehabad, Haryana, and Mandeep Goyal from Kapod village, Hisar.

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP, City 1) Prithvi Singh Chahal said the action was taken following a tip-off.

Station house officer Kulwant Singh of Mataur police station was on patrol as part of a campaign against drugs when they received information about both suspects. Following this, police set a trap and detained both accu...