Mansa, Oct. 30 -- Amid a major drug crackdown in Punjab, a police officer was caught for substance abuse in a sub-divisional town of Mansa, on Friday, October 30, where a fortnight ago an anti-drug activist was murdered.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sehajpreet Singh tested positive for drugs during the department's 'Yudh Nashia Virudh', and was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Budhlada City police station.

A group of residents allegedly found the ASI in an unstable condition near ITI Chowk, where he was temporarily overseeing the law and order situation due to the ongoing protests.

A few residents confronted him after seeing his visible unsteadiness and found that he had reportedly consumed...