Khanna, Punjab: Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sukhdev Singh with immediate effect after the latter was found  planting heroin at the residence of Shiv Sena leader Mahant Kashmir Giri before police raid. 

The CCTV footage captured the visuals which showed the police officer planting the narcotics at the residence of the  political leader in Khanna near Khatikan Chowk.

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Shortly after planting the drugs, the police  team raided the premises, recovered the planted contraband, and arrested Giri on fabricated narcotics charges. The visuals showed ASI Sukhdev Singh in plainclothes entering a room and hiding a package of heroin under a bed mattress. Moments later, a official raid team arrived at the house to “recover” the substance. Police recovered 30 grams of heroin. Police had previously arrested Giri’s driver, Gurjant Singh, with 7.5 grams of heroin, Times Of India reported.

Following the circulation of the secret camera recordings, Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police took immediate disciplinary action, suspending Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Singh and forming a Special Investigation Team headed by a Superintendent of Police-rank officer to conduct a thorough inquiry including about officers involved. The politician was later released from the police custody.

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The incident has ignited debate regarding accountability, police discipline, and the alleged framing of political opponents.