Woman constable, held with over 17 gm of heroin, dismissed from service: Punjab Police
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI): Punjab Police has dismissed a woman constable from service a day after she was arrested for carrying 17.71 grams of heroin in Bathinda district, an officer said on Thursday.
The arrest came amid the state government's ongoing anti-drug drive 'Yudh Nasheian Virudh' (war against drugs).
Acting on a tip-off, police along with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) intercepted Constable Amandeep Kaur's SUV, a Mahindra Thar, near the Badal flyover in Bathinda Wednesday evening, Deputy Superintendent of Police (City-1) Harbans Singh, said.
Upon search, police found 17.71 gm of heroin from Kaur's possession, the officer said. Kaur's car was impounded.
Kaur is supposedly active on Instagram, a social media platform where she often posts reels with her Thar.
She was earlier deployed with the Mansa police and was attached to Bathinda Police Lines at the time of her arrest.
The constable has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Singh said.
Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill said Kaur has been dismissed, in line with the state government's directions to dismiss any personnel found involved in drugs-related cases.
Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Bhagirath Meena dismissed the constable from service following due procedure, he said.
A probe is also on to assess the properties, other assets acquired by the accused.
Gill said that SSP Bathinda Amneet Kondal has been charged witht he investigation of the case.
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“Mistake owing to communication gap,” MLA Yatnal clarifies over alleged derogatory speech on Prophet
Vijayapura: Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has denied making any derogatory statement about Prophet Muhammad, clarifying that there was a misstatement during his speech at a Ram Navami event in Hubballi. "I did not speak about Prophet Muhammad. I meant to refer to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but there was a mistake in the speed of speech," he said addressing reporters on Monday.
He alleged that members of the Congress, frustrated by their hooliganism and failure to collect their hafta (extortion) in Vijayapura are using the Prophet as an excuse to speak against me. “There is no culture of denigrating another religion in Hinduism. Our gurus and elders have not taught us that,” he said.
Responding to another controversy involving an audio clip in which he was allegedly threatened, Yatnal said the police are investigating the matter and that those behind it will soon be exposed. “No one can finish me. The Hindus of Karnataka are with me. If someone tries to finish me, the whole state will rise in protest,” he warned.
