JALANDHAR
The Jalandhar Rural Police has arrested an accused on the charge of misconduct with a senior revenue official at the Naib Tehsildar office in Phillaur.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, PPS, said that following the directives to maintain law and order and protect government functionaries, a special team was constituted under the supervision of SP Investigation Jasroop Kaur Banth The operation was executed by DSP Sarwan Singh Bal and SHO Phillaur Sanjeev Kapoor.
SSP Khakh said the police action was initiated following formal complaints from the Naib Tehsildar in Sub Divisional Magistrate of Phillaur. The complaints detailed serious allegations of disruption of official proceedings and misconduct at the Naib Tehsildar office.
A case under sections 132, 221, 127(2), 351, 121(1), and 3(5) of the BNS has been registered against the accused at Phillaur police station.
Through meticulous investigation, we successfully apprehended the primary accused, identified as Ramji Das, son of Joginder Veer Kumar, a resident of Ganna village, on February 12, 2025," SSP Khakh stated.
The police have launched an intensive manhunt to apprehend the co-accused, Kuldeep Kumar, a resident of Panjdhera, who remains at large.
"We have adopted zero-tolerance policy towards any interference in government functioning or misconduct with public servants. We are committed to maintaining law and order in the district," SSP Khakh emphasized.