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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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
