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Two Employees of Transport Department Suspended for Involvement in Drug Trafficking: Bhullar

February 04, 2025 07:39 PM
Two Employees of Transport Department Suspended for Involvement in Drug Trafficking: Bhullar

Inspector & Conductor Arrested by Police, No Employee of Department Will Be spared if Found Involved in unscrupulous activities

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 4:

Under the instructions of Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, two employees of the Transport Department have been suspended after being found involved in drug trafficking, and the process to terminate their services has already begun.

Providing more details, Bhullar stated that an inspector and a conductor were found involved in drug trafficking. Both were arrested by Jalandhar Police, and a case has been registered against them by the Special Cell, Commissionerate, Jalandhar.

Bhullar, announced the suspension of Inspector Kirat Singh and Conductor Deepak Sharma of Punjab Roadways, Jalandhar-2, for their involvement in drug trafficking. He mentioned that office orders regarding their suspension have been issued by the department. It is also worth mentioning that the third person, Ajit Singh Raju, who has been arrested for drug trafficking, has no connection with the Transport Department. Cabinet Minister emphasized that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann's vision is to eradicate drugs from the state. 

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