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Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Hoshiarpur: 6 police recruits fail dope test, dropped from training batch
Six Punjab Police recruits undergoing basic training at the Police Recruits Training Centre (PRTC) in Jahan Khelan here failed the dope test in a major embarrassment to the force, which is spearheading the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign across the state. Following the failed test, the names of the recruits have been struck off from the training, officials said. PRTC commandant Jagmohan Singh confirmed that six recruits have been found positive for drugs in a dope test. 'These recruits were undergoing basic training at PRTC, Jahan Khelan, and after the test report, have been reverted to their respective districts. They were part of batch number 270, and these recruits were subjected to the dope test after they showed suspicious behaviour,' Singh said. The tests were conducted on the complaint of the chief drill instructor of the training centre. 'A report from Hoshiarpur civil surgeon confirmed that all the six recruits used drugs,' Singh added. He said following the report, the names of these recruits have been struck off from the training programme. 'Intimation has been sent to the respective police commissionerates and districts. The trainees belonged to Ludhiana, Patiala and Tarn Taran,' Singh said. PRTC officials have requested a de-addiction programme for the said trainees.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Time of India
Punjab man arrested in passport racket after France returnee caught at IGIA
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man from Punjab has been arrested in connection with a passport fraud racket, following the detention of a passenger at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport who returned from France with mismatched travel records. The accused, identified as Gagan Sharma, a resident of Gurdaspur, was allegedly part of a network that facilitated illegal travel to Europe through forged passports and case came to light on April 29 when a 19-year-old man arrived at the IGI Airport from France using an emergency travel certificate. During immigration clearance, officials discovered that there was no record of his departure from India on his original passport, raising suspicions of unlawful travel. He was detained and later arrested under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Passports Act, according to DCP (IGI) Usha Rangnani.A subsequent investigation revealed that the youth had travelled to France in 2022 on a fake passport under the name 'Tanu Vaid'. He reportedly got involved in the scheme through a friend and was introduced to the main agent, Jagmohan Singh, at a gurdwara in Punjab. A deal was struck for Rs 12 lakh, after which he was taken to Delhi and provided with a forged identity. A passport with fabricated details was issued, and a Spain visa was obtained, DCP Rangnani youth travelled to Abu Dhabi via Mumbai in March 2022 and then entered France with the help of agents. Upon arrival, he claimed the agents destroyed all his forged documents and abandoned the death of his grandmother in April 2025, he applied for an emergency travel certificate and returned to India. Immigration authorities flagged discrepancies in his travel history upon arrival, leading to his the probe, another agent, Rohit Vaid, was arrested in Delhi. Based on information gathered from him, police traced Gagan Sharma to Batala city in Punjab. After conducting multiple raids and surveillance operations, Sharma was taken into custody. He confessed to collecting payments and facilitating visa and travel arrangements on behalf of Jagmohan are ongoing to trace and apprehend Jagmohan Singh, the alleged kingpin of the racket.
