Karnal, March 1 -- Kaithal superintendent of police (SP) on Saturday dismissed head constable from service for alleged gross misconduct, insubordination and indiscipline under Rule 16.2(1) of the Punjab Police Rules.

Police sources said constable Sunil Sandhu also violated Rules 14.8 and 14.44 of the Punjab Police Rules pertaining to "making unsubstantiated complaints against a superior officer and communicating official information to the press".

Earlier this week, Sandhu had alleged in a social media post that DSP Kalayat Lalit Yadav had allegedly threatened to implicate him in a false "smack" case and was mentally harassing him despite his role in the anti-drug campaign. Sandhu, who has nearly nine lakh followers on Facebook, continu...