Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was suspended after closed-circuit television (CCTV) caught him framing a Shiv Sena leader in Punjab's Ludhiana district.

ASI Sukhdev Singh was posted with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Darpan Ahluwalia ordered the suspension effective immediately after the video surfaced.

Ahluwalia also launched a departmental inquiry after video evidence revealed that contraband was planted on Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Mahant Kashmir Giri.

The issue originated with the arrest of Giri's driver, Gurjant Singh alias Janta, who was caught with 7.5 grams of heroin. During police interrogation, Gurjant named the leader, setting the staged action int...