Punjab Cabinet Minister Razia Sultana and the Sangrur police top officials had to encounter an embarrassing situation at a meeting of the district grievances redressal committee here today as panel members accused the police of being hand in glove with the drug mafia.
Bhup Singh Channo, CPM district secretary and committee member, alleged that the police had turned a blind eye to the open sale of drugs in several villages. “Some officials posted at the Kalajhar police post are working in connivance with drug smugglers. Whenever anyone gives a tip-off, these policemen not only alert the smugglers, but also reveal to them the identity of the informer,” he said.