Moga, Punjab (May 23, 2014): According to media reports the police have arrested a constable, son of a local leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), and his accomplice on the charge of possessing of heroin.
A criminal case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has reportedly been registered against them at the city (south) police station.
The constable has been suspended from service and a departmental inquiry initiated against him.
“During a routine checking, city (south) police station SHO, Inspector Hardip Singh, and ASI Dilbar Ali intercepted a car near Pahara Singh Chowk and seized 10 gram of heroin from it” a news reported in The Tribune (TT) reads.
“The two youths, who were travelling in the car, were taken into custody. They have been identified as constable Satnam Singh of Duneke village, and Sanjog Singh of Moga”.
“Satnam was posted in the city-I police station here. His father, Jarnail Singh, is a former Badal Dal sarpanch of the village. Jarnail is considered close to Paramdip Singh Gill, former DGP who joined the SAD (Badal) after retirement and unsuccessfully contested the 2012 Assembly elections”, The Tribune has reported.