A Ludhiana court has issued non-bailable warrants against five policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent of police [DSP], for allegedly framing a man in a false drug recovery case and arresting him. while issuing the order Friday, the court of additional sessions judge Amar Paul also acquitted Baljit Singh, a resident of Sidhwan Bet, who was booked by Ludhiana rural police in 2018 police had claimed recovery of 260 grams of intoxicant powder from him. An FIR was registered against him at Jagraon Sadar police station on July 5, 2018 under the sections 21, 22, 61 and 85 of NDPS Act. observing that Baljit Singh was ''falsely implicated'' in the case by Ludhiana rural police, the court held the five policeman guilty under the section 58 [punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest] of the NDPS Act and issued non-bailable warrants Singh against then DSP Kanwawarpal Singh, ASI Gurmeet Singh [investigating officer and complainant in the case ], ASI Ramji Dass [then officiating SHO Jagraon Sadar police station], ASI Manjinder Singh [recovery witness] and a head constable. ''These policemen have been held guilty of fabricating facts and details of the case. The court, while issuing non-bailable warrants against these policemen, has ordered that they be produced before the court on or before January 31,''said Sukhchain Singh Kanda, counsel for Baljit Singh.
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