Khanna ASI suspended as SIT probes alleged heroin planting

Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police Darpan Ahluwalia suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Singh and removed him from the investigation after hidden-camera footage allegedly showed him placing a packet beneath a mattress at Mahant Kashmir Giri’s home. Giri, who had been arrested in a heroin case following a police search, was discharged from the case. A Special Investigation Team has been formed to examine the footage and the circumstances of the alleged recovery. The circulated video, recorded by a camera at Giri’s residence, is described as showing Sukhdev entering a room in plain clothes and putting a packet under a mattress before the police team arrived. Officers later said they recovered heroin from beneath that mattress. The SIT, led by an officer of Superintendent of Police rank, is examining the recording’s authenticity, Sukhdev’s alleged role and the recovery. Investigators are also considering whether other personnel were involved. Police said the case began with the arrest of Giri’s driver, Gurjant Singh, also known as Janta, who they said had 7.5 grams of heroin. According to police, questioning the driver led them to Giri’s residence. Police said they...