CHANDIGARH: Taking immediate and stern action amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’, Lady Constable Amandeep Kaur belt no 621/MNS was today dismissed from the service for involvement in drugs case, informed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill. The lady constable is also known as Insta queen.
The development came a day after teams from Sadar Bathinda Police led by Station House Officer (SHO) Sadar Bathinda Anubhav Jain arrested accused Amandeep Kaur after recovering 17.71 grams heroin from a black car Mahindra Thar, which the latter was driving. Police teams have also impounded her Thar vehicle bearing registration number PB 05 AQ 7720. The accused lady constable was temporarily posted at Police Lines Bathinda.
IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Chief Minister had issued strict directives to dismiss any personnel found involved in drugs-related cases. Acting promptly, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mansa Bhagirath Meena has dismissed Lady Constable Amandeep Kaur from service, following due procedure, he said.
Furthermore, the IGP said that police teams are also conducting thorough investigations into the assets and properties acquired by the accused. If any illicitly acquired property found, stern action will be taken in accordance with the law, he added.
He said that SSP Bathinda Amneet Kondal has been directed to thoroughly investigate this case, tracing backward and forward linkages to uncover the full extent of the matter.