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Amit Shah Demands CBI Probes into Punjab Drug Deaths

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanded CBI probes into drug-related deaths and slammed Punjab’s AAP government.
He urged transferring two murder cases from Sangrur and Gurdaspur to the CBI.
Shah cited a Tarn Taran police constable’s arrest with 15 kg heroin as evidence of police involvement.
He said narcotics worth Rs 20,000 crore were seized at Gujarat and Maharashtra ports.
Shah pledged to eliminate Punjab’s drug trade by December 31, 2029.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanded CBI probes into drug-related deaths and slammed Punjab’s AAP government.
He urged transferring two murder cases from Sangrur and Gurdaspur to the CBI.
Shah cited a Tarn Taran police constable’s arrest with 15 kg heroin as evidence of police involvement.
He said narcotics worth Rs 20,000 crore were seized at Gujarat and Maharashtra ports.
Shah pledged to eliminate Punjab’s drug trade by December 31, 2029.