Punjab govt suspends 26 officers and employees of Jail Department for ‘dereliction of duty'
Punjab Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said that 26 officers and employees of Jail Department have been suspended with immediate effect under Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 for dereliction of duty and negligence.
Giving a clear message to the officers and employees on duty in the jails of Punjab, the mnister said that illegal activities, misbehavior, indiscipline, absence from duty and activities like involvement with prisoners will not be tolerated at all.
Bhullar said that Iqbal Singh Brar (Superintendent, District Jail, Mansa), Maninder Pal Cheema (Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail, Ludhiana), Anil Bhandari (Deputy Superintendent, Borstal Jail, Ludhiana), Sandeep Brar (Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail, Ludhiana), and Yadvinder Singh (ASJ, Central Jail, Ferozepur), were among the top jail officials who faced the action.
The Jail Minister warned all the officers and employees of the department and said that they should ensure that their duties are done honestly, diligently and according to the rules.
In 2023, a TV interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while he was in jail, led to the dismissal of a Punjab Police DSP. An Special Investigation Team (SIT) found that the DSP facilitated Bishnoi's interview recording while the gangster was in CIA Kharar's custody in March 2023.
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