ED arrests dismissed Punjab Police Inspector for money laundering
Inderjit Singh was engaged in nefarious activities with narcotics smugglers, providing them protection : ED
New Delhi, October 30
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hqrs. Office has arrested Inderjit Singh,Inspector of Punjab Police (now dismissed) under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by the Punjab Police under various sections of the NDPS Act, 1985, IPC, 1860, PC Act, 1988 and Arms Act, 1959 against Inderjit Singh and others.
ED investigation revealed that Inderjit Singh was engaged in nefarious activities with narcotics smugglers, providing them protection. He would conduct searches, seize drugs from the smugglers, and arrest them under the NDPS Act. However, after these arrests, Inderjit Singh would solicit bribes from the smugglers in exchange for facilitating their bail. Additionally, he used threats and coercion to extort money from the families of these smugglers.
Inderjit Singh had arrested smuggler Late Gurjit Singh and seized 13 Kg Heroine, cash of Rs.60 Lakh and 19/20 Tolas gold from him; however, out of this, he had shown recovery of Rs.36 lakh only and remaining money of Rs.24 Lakh and gold were kept by him with himself.
Subsequently, Inderjit Singh threatened/ intimidated the family of Late Gurjit Singh and extorted a total of Rs.39 Lakh from them. Further, Inderjit Singh also pressurized Gurjit Singh to transfer their house in his name for not framing his wife and father in the drug caseand got the ownership of Kothi/ House No. 4, Max Colony, Chheharta, Amritsar transferred to the name of his associate
The officials added that Inderjit Singh was also found in possession of various arms & ammunitions, Rs.16.5 lakh in cash, 3550 Pounds (Foreign Currency), a Toyota Innova car, 4 Kg Heroine, 3 Kg Smack and a Mahindra Scorpio car during searches conducted by the STF, Punjab Police.
ED had also attached theimmovable property situated at House/ Kothi No. 4, Max Colony, Chheharta, Amritsar and a Fixed Deposit of Rs.32.42 lakh in this case, officials further stated.
