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Drug haul case : Key accused attempt to suicide

Chandigarh: one of the key accused in Drug haul case Anup Singh Kahlon on Saturday allegedly attempted suicide.

The accused was safe and provided medical aid, the SSP said, adding that no major injury was sustained in the suicide attempt. Kahlon, an NRI, would now be booked for attempt to suicide.
Asked if Vijender Singh, who hails from Haryana’s Bhiwani district, would be questioned, the SSP said, “We haven’t taken any final decision on summoning him.”

He said investigation in the case was under progress as the six accused arrested so far were being interrogated. Based on their revelations further course of action would be decided, the SSP said.
However, police are probing the role of Vijender’s fellow pugilist Ram Singh, he said, adding that Ram had been asked to help the investigators again on Saturday.

Police had recovered 26 kg of heroin, estimated around Rs 130 crore, from Kahlon’s house in Shivalik Vihar in Zirakpur on the city outskirts in Mohali district on Thursday.
The car of Vijender’s wife Archana was found by police near the NRI’s house.

Haryana DGP S N Vashisht told reporters that they were in touch with their Punjab counterparts after the boxer’s name cropped up in the case.

So far, Punjab Police has nabbed six persons in connection with the drug haul and had got their remand till March 13.

The six arrested persons are Canada-based Kahlon, his driver Kulwinder Singh Rockey, the driver’s father Kuldeep Singh, the driver’s brother-in-law Sandeep Singh, Manpreet Singh Gill alias Mani and Gabbar Singh.

Police had on Friday said that during interrogation Kahlon had alleged that Vijender and Ram Singh, a Punjab police inspector, were his “clients” and used to visit him.

The Ludhiana Range DIG had clarified that the NRI during his interrogation said he did not know Vijender directly, but had heard about him through Ram Singh.

Police had said that during interrogation Kahlon named a wrestler Jagdish Bhola, a former Punjab police cop, as the kingpin of the gang and he was absconding.

 

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