A female police constable has been caught red-handed with 17.71 grams of Chitta. The constable, identified as Amandeep Kaur, was apprehended by Bathinda Police near Nanhi Cha Chowk on Badal Road.According to DSP Harbans Singh Dhariwal, Amandeep Kaur, who was serving in the police lines, was arrested after the contraband was recovered from her possession. "Following the seizure, she has been taken into custody, and a case has been registered. Initial legal proceedings have begun," Dhariwal confirmed. DSP Harbans Singh Dhariwal saID, "Amandeep Kaur, who was serving as a constable in the police lines, was arrested by Bathinda Police near Nanhi Cha Chowk on Badal Road after 17.71 grams of Chitta was recovered from her. Following the seizure, she has been taken into custody, and a case has been registered. Initial legal proceedings have begun." . Late in the evening, Bathinda Police, acting on confidential information, succeeded in arresting Kaur, who carried heroin while she was riding a Thar. She is posted in Mansa district and a case has been registered against her. Dhaliwal said police are also interrogating her as to where she had brought the heroin from and where she was supposed to supply it. Kaur was often in controversies earlier. She was found posting on social media images in a Punjab Police uniform.
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The incident sent ripples across the state when the Punjab government's 'War on Drugs' campaign in on. In a first-of-its-kind initiative to combat drug addiction among the youth, the Punjab Police is set to introduce a comprehensive 10-hour anti-drug awareness course in schools across the state. In collaboration with the Punjabi University in Patiala and the Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC), police have also identified drug hotspots across the state. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Nilabh Kishore, additional director general of police (ADGP) with Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), professor Dr Sanjiv Puri, registrar at Punjabi University, and Daljeet Ami, director of Patiala EMRC, in the presence of Gaurav Yadav, DGP at Punjab Police headquarters.
This strategic partnership — part of the state’s broader anti-drug campaign, Yudh Nashian Virudh, will drive a structured awareness programme to safeguard the youth and communities, DGP Gaurav said.“The 10-hour course, designed to be engaging and informative, will include lectures, audio-visual content, and interactive sessions covering all aspects of prevention of drug abuse… It will be introduced in schools and hotspots identified across the state, targeting students and at-risk youth,” DGP Yadav said, adding that upon its completion, participants will receive a “certificate recognising their commitment to staying drug-free”. According to ADGP Kishore, the EMRC and the Patiala university will create digital content under this MoU, while the ANTF Punjab will finalise the content and appoint an editorial board to oversee the creation, development, and delivery of the online material. “The ANTF will further identify subject matter experts responsible for preparing the script,” he said, while adding that the content will be created in English and Punjabi. “The course is likely to be launched in the next academic session, and will be integrated into formal and informal education systems.”