Rural police effect transfer of over 250 Tarn Taran cops

PK Jaiswar

Amritsar, June 18

Days after the Lok Sabha polls, the Amritsar rural police today reshuffled as many as 256 cops from the rank of constable onward.

Those shifted include policemen who were stationed in their home towns or at a police station or sub-division for more than three years.

“As many as 256 non-gazetted and enrolled police officers have been shifted as per the directions of Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, and Punjab Police rules,” said SSP Amritsar Rural Satinder Singh.

The SSP said that the step was taken to maintain law and order and break the back of cartel involved in peddling drugs on a small scale.

The transfers are part of the crackdown on drug peddling at the micro level. While alleging that the drug traffickers had nexus with the police, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had stated that around 10,000 cops from the rank of constable onward have been transferred and more reshuffle was on cards.