Troopers of 116 Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered around 1.5 kilograms of heroin, worth INR 75 million in the international market, from the Ferozepur sector along International Border (IB) in Ferozepur District of Punjab on July 27, reports The Tribune. A BSF official said, the smugglers were trying to push the consignment across the Indian territory, but their attempt was thwarted by the BSF troops.
Meanwhile, members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Amritsar along with other Sikh organisations, on July 27, staged a protest march against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for interfering in the State over the ‘Referendum 2020’ campaign of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), reports The Tribune. They were protesting against the incident of suicide committed by a youth at Amb Sahib Gurdwara in Sangrur District on July 13, after he was summoned by the NIA.