Acting on the three particular investigation staff (SIT) studies on the police-drug mafia nexus just lately opened by the Punjab and Haryana excessive courtroom, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday dismissed former Moga senior superintendent of police (SSP) Raj Jit Singh Hundal from service. moreover order a vigilance bureau probe into belongings amassed by him by promoting narcotics.

Raj Jit Singh is the primary senior Punjab Police Service (PPS) official to be dismissed from service on drug prices.

Also learn:This is not India’: Backlash after woman ‘stopped’ from entering Golden Temple

“We won’t spare anyone involved in drugs. After opening the sealed cover reports, Raj Jit Singh was booked and has been dismissed from service. The vigilance bureau has been asked to probe the wealth he amassed by selling ‘chitta (heroin)’. More details very soon,” the chief minister tweeted.

As reported by Hindustan Times, although Raj Jit Singh was not indicted within the probe performed by the SIT to establish his complicity with dismissed inspector Inderjit Singh, who was caught by the particular job power towards medication with 6kg of heroin, it had prompt “particular scope for additional enquiry” into his properties. The former Moga SSP has now been named within the case.

The last findings of the three SIT studies have been despatched by the Punjab and Haryana excessive courtroom to the state authorities for motion on March 28.

SIT took over the case in 2017

On December 15, 2017, the SIT had taken over the case with then particular DGP, human rights, S Chattopadhya and director, Bureau of Investigation, Punjab, after which IG, ATS Intelligence, Kunwar Vijay Partap as its members.

Initially, then STF chief Harpreet Sidhu was probing the case. However, the SIT was shaped when Raj Jit moved the Punjab and Haryana excessive courtroom, alleging Sidhu’s bias towards him.

The mandate of the probe to the SIT, shaped on the instructions of the excessive courtroom on December 15, 2017, was, “To examine allegations of complicity of SSP Raj Jit Singh Hundal in respect of his alleged affiliation with dismissed inspector Inderjit Singh emanating out of FIR no. 1, dated June 12, 2017, in, particular job power (STF) police station, Mohali”. FIR No 1 pertains to restoration of 6-kg heroin from Inderjit by STF.

Pointers to Raj Jit’s complicity

The SIT report didn’t point out any direct hyperlink between Raj Jit Singh and Inderjit within the drug case. However, it mentioned a couple of vital factors have emerged that point out in direction of Raj Jit’s complicity. “When Raj Jit was posted because the Tarn Taran SSP in 2013, on his particular request Inderjit was posted as inspector in Tarn Taran. Inderjit was posted an ORP (personal rank and pay) and Raj Jit mentioned his providers have been instantly required within the border district. There have been greater than 40 officers senior than Inderjit within the district at the moment,” the report mentions.

The SIT identified that Inderjit was posted as Inspector, CIA, Tarn Taran, regardless of having an ORP rank. He was really helpful for double promotion from head constable to ASI.

“For these promotions, Raj Jit certified that no case of criminal case or departmental probe is pending against Inderjit though cases were pending against him,” mentioned the report.

The SIT mentioned that after being transferred as Hoshiarpur SSP, Raj Jit wrote a DO letter on August 7, 2014, to the IGP, stating that he’s a tough working officer.

However, the conclusion of the ultimate SIT report claims that there are officers who received Inderjit posted beneath them every now and then and related complicity of Inderjit with these officers could be a material of a separate inquiry.

“Even Raj Jit has said in his statement and representation that Inderjit worked with him only for 14 months and there are many officers before and after who got him posted with them,” the report mentioned.

Aide Inderjit confronted 14 inquiries

The SIT obtained the service document of Inderjit and located 14 departmental inquiries towards him since 1993.

“He has been censured 5 occasions and one yr of authorized service has additionally been forfeited. Inderjit was let off in many of the departmental inquiries barring one wherein his one-year service was forfeited. The undeniable fact that Inderjit was capable of get himself out of bother in all these inquiries regardless of prices of significant nature counsel he wields affect within the state police,” the SIT mentioned.

The SIT discovered that Inderjit rose by means of the ranks from constable to inspector in a brief span and was getting plum postings as SHO/CIA in-charge in districts since 1993, which suggests he was having fun with patronage of senior officers and wielded affect.

The SIT discovered Raj Jit’s belongings had grown since 2013 when he was posted because the Tarn Taran SSP. Citing the belongings acquired by Raj Jit, the SIT emphasised on the mobilization of funds for these acquisitions.

Increase in belongings since 2013

“It needs to be proved whether any such funds could be linked up with the ill-gotten money extorted by Inderjit from accused nominated in criminal cases under the NDPS Act registered by him in Tarn Taran,” mentioned the SIT.

The SIT has taken property particulars of Raj Jit from the annual property returns filed by the police officer with the Punjab DGP workplace.

“An analysis of these property returns revealed that there has been an upswing in immovable assets owned by Raj Jit from 2013 and his family members which gives definite scope for further enquiry,” mentioned the SIT.

The probe discovered that Raj Jit confirmed under-valued properties as his belongings and used money taken from kin as “gifts”.

The SIT sought a probe into the record of monetary capability of kin who “gifted” cash to him.