Patiala, October 14, 2019: A wanted criminal who escaped from Delhi Police custody with handcuffs on was nabbed by Patiala Police in Rajpura.
Based on specific information regarding the presence of four to five persons dealing in psychotropic and narcotic substances in and around Rajpura, checking was carried out and five persons — Rahul @ Shubam Bansal, Karamjit Singh, Amandeep Singh, Manjit Kaur and Shinda Singh — were apprehended.
An FIR has registered against them and case under Sections 21, 22, 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Rajpura police station.
Rahul had gone to Delhi along with Manjit to purchase heroin worth Rs 2 lakh for her.
During interrogation it was found that Rahul and Karamjit have FIR No 342/18 u/s 382, 395, 427, 34 IPC and 25 Arms Act registered against them at Barnala police station for snatching a Hyundai Sonata car at gunpoint.
It is also found that arrest warrants against Rahul have also been issued in FIR No 342/18 at Police Station City Barnala.
Further interrogation revealed that Rahul was apprehended by Delhi Police from where he managed to flee along with the handcuffs.
He then along with his accomplices came to Rajpura, from where they were planning to travel towards Bathinda.