Chandigarh, March 19 -- The Amritsar Police have apprehended a local Sarpanch along with two accomplices in a major narcotics bust, recovering over 4 kilograms of heroin and illegal weaponry.
The suspects were intercepted while traveling in a high-end Scorpio featuring a VIP registration number. Following the arrest, a political storm has erupted as photographs of the accused Sarpanch with senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, ranging from local constituency in-charges to state- and national-level figures, have circulated widely on social media platforms.
ASI Palwinder Singh of the Mehta Police Station spearheaded the operation. Acting on a precise tip-off regarding the movement of drug traffickers, a police team established a strategic c...