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BTF militant held on return to India
Tribune Reporters

Tarn Taran, March 14
The police arrested a militant, Amarjit Singh of the Bhindranwale Tigers Force (BTF), from Verowal, 22 km from here, today. Amarjit had fled to America after jumping bail in 1988. Under a “fictitious name” of Narinder Singh Chahal, he had also succeeded in obtaining work permit in America.

Meanwhile, the police here has also busted an inter-state gang of narcotics smugglers with the arrest of two persons. Mr Narinder Bhargav, district police chief, said 1.5 kg heroin had been seized from one Hatinder Kumar of Haryana and Rajbir Singh, a man of Tarn Taran.

The police has also seized Rs 1.38 lakh of counterfeit currency from a stolen car. Mr Bhargav said the fake currency had been prepared with the help of computers in New Delhi. A search is on for the accused in this case — Devinder and Joginder, both of Haryana.

Mr Bhargav said various ‘dhabas’ in Haryana had become hubs of narcotics smuggling.