Two men arrested for throwing tobacco inside Ludhiana Central Jail premises. The accused were handed over to the police after being nabbed by jail officials. A case has been registered under the Prisons Act.
Authorities at Ludhiana Central Jail nab a 16-year-old boy for tossing tobacco packets inside the prison. The juvenile reveals his cousin offered him the illegal job for Rs 1,500. Four packages with 30 sachets seized by officials. Boy handed over to police station with a complaint lodged against him.
1,070 intoxicating pills and drugs were seized from the Ludhiana Central Jail premises in two separate cases. Cases have been lodged under the NDPS Act and the Prison Act. Recent articles include incidents at Tihar Jail and Etah Jail.
The anti-smuggling unit of the Guwahati Customs Division seized foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 1 crore in Kamrup district's Mirza. Learn more about the smuggling of foreign cigarettes and the Customs Act, 1962.