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Punjab Police IG Raj Jit Singh arrested in drug probe

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Raj Jit Singh Arrested

Raj Jit Singh, Punjab Police Inspector General, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force in Patiala.
He had been absconding for three years after his April 2023 dismissal.
A court bench ordered his surrender on September 10 following a petition to move the probe.
SIT reports say he colluded with Inspector Inderjit Singh in a drug-smuggling network.
Vigilance Bureau probes INR13 crore unexplained transactions and seeks attachment of nine properties worth over INR4 crore.

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Enforcement Directorate Arrests Hundal

The Directorate of Enforcement announced the arrest of Hundal days before the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann framed the capture as proof of his administration’s anti-drug crackdown.
Opposition parties alleged the government delayed the arrest to exploit the case for electoral gain.
The Directorate of Enforcement asked the Vigilance Bureau for bank details and SIT reports to probe money-laundering.

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Historical Context

The NDPS Act, passed in 1985 and amended in 2001 and 2014, created the Narcotics Control Bureau in March 1986 to coordinate drug raids. Punjab’s anti-drug strategy now surfaces in the 2024 arrest of General Raj Jit Singh, as the Directorate of Enforcement seizes INR13 crore and nine properties ahead of the 2027 elections.

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Raj Jit Singh Arrested

Raj Jit Singh, Punjab Police Inspector General, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force in Patiala.
He had been absconding for three years after his April 2023 dismissal.
A court bench ordered his surrender on September 10 following a petition to move the probe.
SIT reports say he colluded with Inspector Inderjit Singh in a drug-smuggling network.
Vigilance Bureau probes INR13 crore unexplained transactions and seeks attachment of nine properties worth over INR4 crore.

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