Controversial Punjab Police Officer Rajjit Singh, who was posted as Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of NRI affairs, has been dismissed for his role in the drug trade and is facing a vigilance probe into the sources of his wealth.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has ordered the dismissal of controversial police officer Rajjit Singh for his alleged involvement in a nexus between police and drug dealers.
Tweeting the information Monday, Mann said Rajjit will also face a vigilance probe into the sources of his wealth.
Rajjit Singh, an officer of the Punjab Police Service (PPS), has served as senior superintendent of police (SSP) in several districts of Punjab. At the time of his dismissal, he was posted as assistant inspector general (AIG), NRI affairs.
A special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police had indicted Rajjit Singh for allegedly patronising — for several years — a tainted junior policeman who is accused of facilitating drug smuggling besides...