The case pertains to the arrest of Raju, a notorious drug-peddler caught by the Narcotics Control Bureau in July, by the Fatehgarh Sahib police in November last year. When the police raided Raju’s residence in Sector 52 (under Sector-36 police station of which Sharma was the SHO), Special Cell Constable Baljeet Singh was present there. Though the fact came to Sharma’s notice, he allegedly hushed up the matter. An inquiry indicted Sharma for “dereliction in duty”.

Talking to Newsline, IGP S K Jain said: “I am not going to spare these officers who are involved in such criminal activities. The punishment will be extremely stern and unprecedented.”

Tainted past
Controversies or suspensions are nothing new to both Inspector Shukla and Sharma, who were posted as SHOs in September last year. While Shukla remained in news a few years ago for losing case files, for which he was suspended and faced regular departmental inquiries, Sharma was booked on charges of wrongful confinement, assault, kidnapping and abduction of a complainant in Sector-36 police station in 1998. A case was registered on the complaint of a Sector-38 resident. Though Sharma was suspended, the court acquitted him on September 12, 2005.Tainted past Controversies or suspensions are nothing new to both Inspector Shukla and Sharma, who were posted as SHOs in September last year. While Shukla remained in news a few years ago for losing case files, for which he was suspended and faced regular departmental inquiries, Sharma was booked on charges of wrongful confinement, assault, kidnapping and abduction of a complainant in Sector-36 police station in 1998. A case was registered on the complaint of a Sector-38 resident. Though Sharma was suspended, the court acquitted him on September 12, 2005.
There were several other instances when Sharma remained in news. A few years ago, he was allegedly caught with a woman in a compromising position, for which he was thrashed by locals. In an attempt to escape the public-beating, he even fired gunshots in the air. He was made to apologise, by climbing on top of a car and saying ‘sorry’ with folded hands. In another case, Sharma lost his wireless set, for which he again faced a departmental inquiry.There were several other instances when Sharma remained in news. A few years ago, he was allegedly caught with a woman in a compromising position, for which he was thrashed by locals. In an attempt to escape the public-beating, he even fired gunshots in the air. He was made to apologise, by climbing on top of a car and saying ‘sorry’ with folded hands. In another case, Sharma lost his wireless set, for which he again faced a departmental inquiry.