On Wednesday, 23rd October, the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) had arrested a former Congress MLA Satkar Kaur and her nephew Jaskeerat Singh in drug peddling case. Satkar Kaur was caught red handed by the police, while she was attempting to peddle 100 grams of heroin near Sunny Enclave in Kharar along with her nephew Jaskeerat Singh. Satkar was caught red handed while smuggling drugs, in a sting operation conducted by the police. She and her nephew tried to escape from the spot but were unsuccessful.
During the investigation in Satkar’s house, the Punjab police have successfully recovered extra 28 grams heroin from the house of this ex-MLA. The total recovery includes 128 grams, 1.56 lakh cash, some gold ornaments and multiple car registration number plates that bearded Haryana and Delhi numbers. Police also impounded four vehicles including Toyota Fortuner, BMW, Hyundai Verna and Chevrolet.
However, she has claimed to be unfairly framed in this drug peddling case. She spoke to the media at the Mohali Civil Hospital on Thursday. She said that she is innocent and is a victim of political conspiracy.
The police had brought her to the hospital for a medical examination along with her nephew. She stated that no such recovery was made from her house. She claimed that the gold found in the investigation is old and the cash seized was from the sale of her car. After her medical examination, she will be brought at the Mohali district court later in the day.
This is not the first time of Satkar getting arrested. Previously, she along with her husband Jasmail Singh, had got arrested in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. She was arrested for illegal mining and was accused of accumulating assets beyond her known sources of income.
During the investigation, her total income from all the sources were Rs 1.65 crore whereas her total expenditure was of Rs 4.49 crore. According to the police, the couple had got arrested after a thorough investigation into a complaint that was received against them.