Jammu, February 11 Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district arrested a hardened criminal with a pistol and 20 grams of heroin on Wednesday, officials said.
Ranju Choudhary, a resident of Kathar-Arnia, was arrested when a police party intercepted him while he was travelling from Khour village to Swankha along the Rajpura-Jattan road, a police spokesman said.
One pistol, five live cartridges, and 20.23 grams of heroin were recovered from Choudhary's possession at the time of his arrest, he added.
The Ramgarh police station has booked Choudhary under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and the Arms Act, he further stated.
The accused is a habitual criminal involved in multiple cases, including attempted murder, assault on a public servant, snatching, and cases under the Arms Act over the past six years, the spokesman said.
The cases include four in Ramgarh between 2020 and 2024, three in Arnia between 2020 and 2025, and one in Kahana in 2024, he said.
