03082026-ATR-01.qxd 8/2/2026 10:54 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune WOMAN TURNS WATERLOGGED FIELDS INTO SHRIMP FARMING BIZ ACTOR HOODA JOINS ASSAM FLOOD RELIEF DRIVE Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda has appealed for support for flood-affected people in Assam. P4 MAINLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 31°C | MIN 28°C KANGANA HITS BACK AT HRITHIK, SENDS GEN Z LOVE The sight of waterlogged fields has inspired Rupinder Kaur to carve out an entirely new path. P2 FORECAST Kangana continues to draw attention over a separate public exchange with actor Hrithik Roshan. P4 » » SUNSET MONDAY 7.25 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.48 AM » MONDAY | 3 AUGUST 2026 | AMRITSAR 20 kg heroin seizure linked to foreign-based gangster Jandiala Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 2 The seizure of 20 kg of heroin by the Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) wing in Amritsar has links to notorious foreign-based gangster and drug smuggler Gurpreet Singh, alias Kishan Jandiala, a probe agency said. Investigators said the gangster’s name had repeatedly surfaced in major cross-border narcotics seizures in the past. The breakthrough came following the arrest of Om Sharma, a resident of Jhabal in Tarn Taran district, who was intercepted near Dana Mandi at Sohian Kalan on the Fatehgarh-Churian road while allegedly transporting the contraband in a Honda City car. Om is currently on a four-day police remand and is being intensively questioned to unravel the entire network. Counter Intelligence sources said the interrogation had revealed the involvement of Kishan Jandiala, who was allegedly operating the cross-border narcotics network from abroad. Besides Kishan, another key handler identified as Bal, who is reportedly hiding in Spain, has also surfaced during the investiga- RECENT SEIZURES AUGUST 1 JULY 18 Counter intelligence recovers 20 kg heroin Amritsar police recover 5.5 kg of contraband JULY 27 JULY 14 Amritsar Police Commissionerate seize 2 kg heroin CI recovers 30 kg of heroin JULY 23 JULY 10 Amritsar police seize 8.37 kg of heroin Amritsar Rural Police JULY 7 confiscate 6.5
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