BATHINDA, Oct. 31 -- An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Punjab Police deployed on law-and-order duty in Mansa allegedly tested positive for drugs after being found in a disoriented condition in Budhlada town on Friday.

The ASI, identified as Sehajpreet Singh, was posted in Mohali district and had been temporarily deployed in Mansa for law-and-order duty.

According to local residents, the ASI was spotted in a disoriented physical state, following which a large crowd gathered at ITI Chowk and raised slogans against the government and the police. Protesters also alleged that he was carrying drugs. As tensions escalated, some residents allegedly attempted to thrash the ASI, forcing the police to intervene and rescue him.

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