Punjabi singer held with 4.5 kg opium

Jalandhar, May 11 (UNI) Police have arrested a Punjabi singer and recovered 4.5 kg of opium from his possession here late last night.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajeshwar Singh told UNI that Punjabi singer Gurmeet Singh Naagar, who was arrested with 4.5 kg opium, had actually brought 15 kg opium from Madhya Pradesh and had already sold 10 kg in the market. The remaining 500 gram opium was recovered from his accomplice Jagdeep Singh Sonu.

The DSP informed that Gurmeet took to smuggling after his first Punjabi songs CD released sometime back incurred losses. Also, he needed money to release another CD of Punjabi songs, he added.

Both the accused were booked under Section 18 of the NDPS Act and futher investigations were on, the DSP said.

UNI