Ludhiana, Aug. 11 -- Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Amrik Chand has been transferred to the Police Lines and a departmental inquiry ordered against him over allegations of negligence in handling an FIR registered in May against those allegedly involved in killing Harjinder Singh.

The victim's family and friends alleged despite an FIR registered in May against the accused, they continued to roam freely as the ASI failed to make serious efforts to arrest them. The FIR, registered on Harjinder's friend Sandeep Singh's complaint, named Ravi, Mohit, Sunny Malton, Bobby alias Raju and Kaka alias Amandeep.

Harjinder's friend Prince alleged, " We repeatedly asked the ASI to conduct raids and arrest them, but he said he did not have a weapon. Had...