The seized consignment was handed over to the Punjab Police for probe. Fazilka deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Subeg Singh said the value of the seized heroin in the international market exceeds ₹60 crore.
Election Commission said officials have been transferred as a pre-emptive measure to dispel any apprehensions of the administration being biased or perceived to be compromised.
An official spokesperson of the state VB said this case has been registered against the accused after an online complaint by Jagjit Singh, a resident of Fazilka, on the chief minister’s anti-corruption action line. The complainant has also made a recording of the demand raised by the patwari and submitted it to the VB as evidence.