02 DRUG KINGPINS ARRESTED; ANOTHER 02 CRIMINALS SLAPPED PSA BY J&K POLICE

Samba, May 4: J&K Police in its drive against narcotics smugglers/suppliers and to curb criminal activities, has arrested two drug smugglers (kingpins) in two separate NDPS cases registered at Police Station Samba and has booked another two notorious criminals under Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). The two arrested narcotic smugglers have been identified as Kuljeet Singh s/o Amrik Singh R/o Jahangirpuri, Delhi and Sagar s/o Prem Kumar R/o Amritsar Punjab. During the course of investigation of FIR No. 103/2024 u/s 8/15/25 NDPS Act of PS Samba, Police teams led by SHO PS Samba succeeded in exposing the forward link in the case and arrested accused Kuljeet Singh whereas accused Sagar has been arrested as backward link during the investigation of case FIR No. 115/2024 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act of PS Samba. It is pertinent to mention here that case FIR No. 103/2024 & FIR No. 115/2024 were already registered on 17.04.2024 and 25.04.2024 respectively at Police Station Samba and consequently two accused including a female were arrested in two separate FIRs. Police has conducted the investigation in professional manner coupled with arduous efforts, has worked out forward and backward links in the said cases. More arrests in the said cases cannot be ruled out. District Police has also detained and lodged in jail two hardcore criminals under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). These individuals, identified as Radhey Sham @ Shamu S/o Som Dutt R/o Shahzadpur tehsil Ramgarh district Samba and Shiv Dayal @ Sunny S/o Rajinder Kumar R/o Chohala Kothey, tehsil R.S Pura, district Jammu A/P Teli Basti Bari Brahmana district Samba have been involved in multiple criminal cases, posing a serious threat to public peace and tranquility. Following their repeated engagement in criminal activities, detention orders were issued by the District Magistrate Samba based on detailed dossiers prepared by SSP Samba. The police teams, led by SHO PS Ramgarh and SHO PS Bari Brahmana, successfully executed these warrants, leading to the incarceration of the accused in District Jail Kathua.