Taking a strong note of the media reports and findings of the ongoing inquiries against a bunch of policemen, UT Inspector General of Police S K Jain suspended two station house officers, a head constable and two constables on different charges on Wednesday.

While Inspector Rajesh Shukla, the SHO of Sector 39, was placed under suspension for “failure to control drug menace and discrepancies in his prime duties regarding prevention and detection of crime”, Sector 36 SHO Inspector Devinder Sharma was suspended for “covering up lapse/involvement of a head constable with drug peddlers”.

Besides, Head Constable Sanjeev Kumar and constables Kuldeep Singh and Sewa Singh have also been placed under suspension for discrepancies in their prime duties.

Last week, a clash between alleged drug peddlers in Dadumajra village resulted in commotion in the area.

While a few shops were vandalised, a motorbike belonging to one group was set on fire. Four persons were arrested in this regard.

On October 6, Chandigarh Newsline reported that four policemen, posted at the Sector 39 police station (under the supervision of Shukla) had made the accused drink each others’ urine while in custody. An inquiry was marked, during which the accused said they were even paying a “monthly fee” to Shukla and his staff for peddling narcotics. The inquiry report was submitted to the IGP, who immediately suspended Shukla.

In Devinder Sharma’s case, an ongoing inquiry found another glaring discrepancy. Deputy Superintendent of Police J S Cheema, the inquiry officer in the case, submitted his report to the IGP on Wednesday.

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