Nearly a month after a video of inmates of Ludhiana Central Jail ingesting liquor and hookah contained in the barracks went viral, three jail officers have been suspended for negligence.
Ludhiana Central Jail Superintendent Balkar Singh mentioned that Assistant Superintendent Abdul Hameed, Head Warden Harpal Singh and Warden Rupinder Singh have been suspended as per the order issued by Punjab Jail Department.
During the investigation, the officers had been discovered responsible of negligence, he mentioned.
In the video, which went viral in May, 6-7 inmates, together with gangster Manvinder Singh alias Nikka Jattana, had been seen ingesting and utilizing hookah, posing with their glasses on whereas music was enjoying within the background. .
PK Sinha, ADGP (Prisons) of Punjab Police performed the investigation.
Superintendent Balkar Singh mentioned that earlier additionally an FIR was registered below the Jail Act for violation of jail guidelines.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
