A visitor's jittery behavior on Tuesday exposed a clumsy attempt to deliver a special white-powder package to two accused drug dealers inside the high-security Ludhiana Central Jail. The suspect, Sukhchain Singh, was intercepted by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and prison guards during routine entry screening before a scheduled meeting with undertrial prisoners Baljinder Singh and Harpreet Singh, who are detained on separate charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Discovery of Contraband
Guards searched Sukhchain after noticing suspicious behavior during frisking and found 8 grams of a white powder on him. A preliminary field test using a drug detection kit confirmed the substance was a narcotic.
Police Investigation
Assistant Superintendent of Police Jaswinder Singh said investigating officers believed the contraband was intended for delivery inside the prison. Division Number 7 police have registered a fresh case against Sukhchain and both inmates under the NDPS and Prisons Acts.
