Punjab police HC dismissed, inspector's service extension cancelled for role in drug trade

Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Police continued to crack its whip against erring cops alleging involved in drug trade, dismissing a Head Constable and cancelling its earlier orders of extension in service for an Inspector.

The government statement read, Head Constable Jatinder Singh has been removed from government service by SSP Gurdaspur with effect from July 5, 2018, under Rule 16.2 (1) read with section 7 of Police Act, 1861, and under Article 311 (2)(b) of the Constitution of India.

In the case of Inspector Rajinder Kumar, acting on the recommendation of the SSP Gurdaspur, the IGP, Border Range, Amritsar, issued orders of compulsory retirement, thereby withdrawing the extension in his service, with immediate effect, said the police spokesperson.

Spokesperson said that the police had received information on June 14 from sources that Aditya Mahajan alias Jeeta was involved in smuggling of drugs, in connivance with Inspector Rajinder Kumar and his gunmen head constable Jatinder Singh. Consequently, both of them were transferred to Police Lines, Gurdaspur.

SHO Dhariwal was directed to conduct a raid to verify the information, during which, on June 16, Jeeta was apprehended and 10 grams heroin and 50 grams of intoxicated powder was recovered from him. An FIR, dated June 16, 2018, under sections 21, 22, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Dhariwal.

“Since the allegations against the police officials were of serious nature, SSP Gurdaspur formed an SIT on June 29, under the supervision of SP (Investigation), Gurdaspur, and two DSPs, to verify the role of these delinquent police officials and investigate the matter thoroughly…All the accused were taken on production warrant, and were interrogated by the SIT,” said the spokesperson.

Spokesperson said that after verifying the facts, the SIT submitted the report to SSP Gurdaspur that Inspector Rajinder Kumar and HC Jatinder Singh were aware of the activities of the accused and were in full knowledge that the accused Jeeta was indulging in drug trafficking.