Drug bust case: Boxer Ram Singh, Punjab SI dismissed from service - Indian Express

The heads have begun to roll in the Rs 130-crore drug haul case as Punjab Police Thursday dismissed international boxer Ram Singh, a head constable with the department, and sub-inspector Sarabjit Singh from the service. While Ram Singh, the Olympian pugilist Vijender Singh's sparring partner, has been dismissed for being a "consumer" of the drugs he procured from NRI drug smuggler Anoop Singh Kahlon, Sarabjit lost his job after it was found that he is an active member of the Kahlon gang. Sarabjit is also accused of helping on-the-run drug kingpin Jagdish Bhola and both are allegedly in hiding together. Earlier, Kahlon alias Ruby, and his associate Rocky were arrested on March 3 by the Fatehgarh Sahib police and interrogation led to recovery of 26 kg drugs worth Rs 130-crore from Zirakpur. Vijender's car, registered in his wife's name was found parked outside Kahlon's house when the contraband was recovered. Vijender had told the police that his car was used by Ram Singh while he was away in Mumbai. Ram Singh was questioned by the police over several days in the case during which he admitted that he had "tried" heroin for fun on some occasions with Vijender. Stating that Ram Singh's role as a consumer of drugs has been conclusively established, a Punjab police press communiqué added that he had been associating himself with Kahlon and Rocky and was procuring drugs from them. Fatehgarh Sahib police had sent a report on this to the Commandant, 2nd Cdo Battallion, which is the parent unit of Ram Singh. On Thursday, the commandant dismissed Ram Singh from the service invoking the provisions of Article 311(2). ... contd. Tags: Punjab Police, dismissed international boxer Ram Singh, Sarabjit Singh, Olympian pugilist Vijender Singh's sparring partner Previous Story 10 Maoists killed in factional gunbattle Next Story Civic body to cut 1,000 trees for sewage plant Reader's Comments | Post a comment via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFHuPaaLruRZwKqrzsaBO32WAHgVg&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/drug-bust-case-boxer-ram-singh-punjab-si-dismissed-from-service/1094721/

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