This story is from July 13, 2020
Sirsa magistrate’s steno, aide held with heroin
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Ludhiana: The Ludhiana unit of Special Task Force arrested a stenographer of a Sirsa magistrate and his accomplice with 580g heroin on Sunday. The recovered contraband is worth Rs 2.90 crore in international market.
Sanjay Nagpal, 27, of Ram Colony, Sirsa, and Dheeraj Kumar, 41, of Guru Nanak Nagar, Khairpur, Sirsa, were nabbed near Sahnewal bridge while they were waiting for customers.
STF AIG Snehdeep Sharma said Dheeraj has been a Sirsa magistrate’s stenographer for the past 10 years and Sanjay is unemployed. The two are drug addicts and took to the trade three years ago to fund their addiction.
During interrogation, the accused told the STF that they procured heroin from drug peddler Rahul of Dwarka, Delhi, and sold it to addicts.
The AIG said Sanjay is already facing trial in a case of drug peddling lodged against him in Fatehgarh Sahib.
A case has been registered against them under the NDPS Act.
Sanjay Nagpal, 27, of Ram Colony, Sirsa, and Dheeraj Kumar, 41, of Guru Nanak Nagar, Khairpur, Sirsa, were nabbed near Sahnewal bridge while they were waiting for customers.
STF AIG Snehdeep Sharma said Dheeraj has been a Sirsa magistrate’s stenographer for the past 10 years and Sanjay is unemployed. The two are drug addicts and took to the trade three years ago to fund their addiction.
During interrogation, the accused told the STF that they procured heroin from drug peddler Rahul of Dwarka, Delhi, and sold it to addicts.
The AIG said Sanjay is already facing trial in a case of drug peddling lodged against him in Fatehgarh Sahib.
A case has been registered against them under the NDPS Act.
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