:datline:Roopnagar District Court’s Special Judge Sunita Kumari Sharma has announced�six months imprisonment and fine to a principal and her husband in case of opium recovery under the�NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act.
Notably,�Harjit Sidhu has been fined in the drug recovery case. �She is the�Deputy Director of SGPC Education Department and Principal of Bhai Nand Lal Public School at Sri Anandpur Sahib. �In 2009, Sidhu and her husband, Jagjit, were found guilty.
Both have to pay fine of Rs. 10,000 each.
In June 2009, both were stopped by the Ropar police at the Nangal Chownk during a routine inspection. �Police recover 1 kg of opium from their car. �While�Jagjit was booked under Sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act, later during the trial, Harjit Sidhu was also booked as a co-accused but given bail in the case.
Harjit stated that she has been sentenced due to pressure by “influential people”. �She said her family would approach the Punjab Chief Minister. �Earlier, the Home department had asked the then SSP LK Yadav to cancel the FIR against Harjit and her husband as it was registered under political influence. �The Home Department declared both as innocent despite the ruling by the court.
Showing true colours of SGPC mahants – I wonder what Sukhbir Badal has to say about this ……..
VERY SAD STATE OF PUNJAB/SGPC AFFAIRS, MAY GET WORSE AS ELECTIONS DRAW NEARER.WAHEGURU WILL SAVE THE PANTH.
This is really another damning indictment of how corrupt and debased the SGPC has become. We already had the allegation that Makkar was allowing drugs to be sold at Anandpur and former Ragi Baldev Singh Wadala has alleged Saragarhi Sari furniture is being sourced by SGPC from a Chinese company at rates higher than could be got from local Kartarpur market and that even though 18 crores was initially allocated to the building of the sarai the work is still not finished after spending 65 crores – the implication being bribes are being taken and monies being misappropriated / stolen by SGPC officials. The SGPC was created to oust corrupt mahants who had taken over the golaks in Gurdwaras a century ago – it is clear they have returned.