Punjab police arrests dismissed constable in narcotics case, assets worth crores frozen

Punjab Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) had arrested Amandeep Kaur for alleged possession of 17 grams of heroin in her Mahindra Thar car

New Delhi, May 27

The Punjab Police arrested dismissed police constable Amandeep Kaur for alleged posession of narcotic drugs and also froze her assets in connection with an ongoing investigation under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. 

Punjab Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) had arrested Amandeep Kaur for alleged possession of 17 grams of heroin in her Mahindra Thar car. 

The officials said that her frozen assets included a residential building in Virat Nagar, Bathinda, valued at Rs 99 lakh; a residential plot in Dream City, Bathinda, valued at Rs 18.12 lakh; a Mahindra Thar 2025 model valued at Rs 14 lakh; a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle model 2023 valued at Rs 1.7 lakh, a Rolex watch valued at Rs 1 lakh, three mobile phones valued at Rs 56,000 and Rs 1.01 lakh in her bank account.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has also filed a corruption case was registered against Kaur in Bathinda following an inquiry.

The officials informed that the details of her movable and immovable properties acquired between 2018 and 2025 were scrutinised during the investigation, along with her salary, bank accounts and loan records.

The probe revealed that Kaur had a total income of Rs 1,08,37,550 during the said period while her expenditure stood at Rs 1,39,64,802.97, which is Rs 31,27,252.97 more than her known sources of income, and that amounts to 28.85% beyond her legitimate earnings, officials of vigilance bureau stated. 

 

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