ASI Gurpreet Singh under police custody.
A case of drug trafficking has come to light in Bathinda Central Jail. IRB’s ASI Gurpreet Singh, posted under the security of the jail, has been caught today with 41 grams of heroin. According to jail officials, ASI Gurpreet Singh’s suspicion while changing the shift
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Heroin was recovered from them in search. After this, the jail authorities immediately informed the jail post. The police have registered a case under the NDPS Act against ASI. The accused will be produced in the court and police remand will be demanded.
During the medical examination, ASI Gurpreet Singh said that he was given a pudding by someone during night duty. He claimed that he did not know that Pudiya had heroin. He regretted his mistake and regret it. It is noteworthy that Bathinda’s Central Jail is a high security jail, where A and B category gangsters are closed. This incident has raised serious questions on the jail security system.