The Punjab Police has zeroed down on one of its serving sub-inspectors who is allegedly helping Jagdish Bhola - the kingpin of the Fatehgarh Sahib drug haul case - while he is on the run. The Rs 130 crore drug haul,in which Olympian boxer Vijender Singh's name also cropped up,started with the arrest of Anoop Singh Kahlon and his associate on March 3. The police today raided the residence of Sarabjit Singh,an SI attached with an IG of the Punjab police,in Nayagaon near here and recovered drugs worth lakhs from his house. Sarabjit Singh was not at home when the raid was carried out and is said to be underground for several days now. Jagdish Bhola,the main supplier of drugs and chemicals to Anoop Singh Kahlon stayed at Sarabjit's house till March 10,said police sources. Bhola,a national wrestling champion and former Arjuna awardee and 'Rustam-e-Hind' is said to be the most vital link in this international drug chain. Bhola's house in Phase 10 Mohali was raided by the police on March 8 and over 10 kgs of chemical used in synthesizing drugs along with Rs 8.7 lakh in case. Bhola however was able to evade the police and is yet to be arrested. Sarabjit Singh has worked under Harinder Singh Chahal,who remained the SSP Ferozepur and SSP Faridkot for several years. He remained the CIA in-charge under him at these places. Chahal is now retired and Sarabjit Singh is posted with an IG level officer in Chandigarh. Sources in the police they recovered over 1 kg of pseudo ephedrine and 5 kgs of opium from Sarabjit's residence. Sarabjit was allegedly involved in a drug related case earlier and was dismissed from service. However he was reinstated following the intervention of his senior officers. A case has been registered by the police against Sarabjit Singh. Police sources add that Sarabjit carries three gunmen with him while he is entitled to none. Cops working on the drug haul case pointed out that even they,despite being in the middle of a dangerous investigation,do not have any gunmen attached to them. Sarabjit is not the first cop who is involved in this drug racket. Ram Singh,Vijender's sparring partner who was questioned by the police for several days too is a head constable in the Punjab police. Kahlon from whose house police recovered over 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore too worked for the Punjab police before he left for Canada. A retired DSP of UP Police from Meerut who was running a pharmaceutical factory and was one of the main suppliers of the raw material- amphetamine etc.,used for production of rave party drugs has also been arrested in the case.
