Jammu Tawi, Aug. 5 -- A policeman was dismissed from service for his alleged involvement in narcotic smuggling in Kathua, police said on Tuesday.
In a strict action reinforcing its zero-tolerance policy against drugs, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua Mohita Sharma dismissed Selection Grade constable Aftab Ahmed, a resident of Reasi district from service for his involvement in the narcotics case, a police spokesperson said.
He said the dismissal follows a departmental enquiry linked to an FIR registered under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Billawar police station earlier this year.
The policeman was apprehended along with heroin during checking by a police party and was subsequentl...