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Former AIG Rajjit Singh, Absconding for 6 Years in Drug Racket, Surrenders; Secrets to Unfold.
- •Dismissed former AIG Rajjit Singh has surrendered before Patiala Police after being absconding for nearly 6 years.
- •Rajjit Singh had been on the run since 2019 and was wanted in cases related to drug smuggling and extortion rackets.
- •He was dismissed from service in April 2019, following an investigation ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that questioned his alleged connections with dismissed Inspector Inderjit Singh.
- •Two cases were registered against Rajjit Singh in 2019: one by Vigilance for disproportionate assets and another by the STF for extortion, falsely implicating individuals in drug cases, and protecting alleged drug traffickers.
- •Rajjit Singh offered to surrender in the Supreme Court, which directed him to do so; his legal challenge is pending in the Supreme Court, demanding the investigation be handed over to another agency.
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Rajit Singh was dismissed from service in April 2019 following an investigation ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that raised questions about his alleged connections with dismissed Inspector Inderjit Singh. Inderjit Singh was implicated in drug smuggling and extortion networks.
In 2019, two distinct cases were filed against Rajjit Singh. The Vigilance Bureau registered a case for disproportionate assets, while the Special Task Force (STF) filed charges involving extortion, falsely implicating individuals in drug cases, and protecting alleged drug traffickers.
After being on the run since 2019, Rajjit Singh's legal counsel informed the Supreme Court of his readiness to surrender during a hearing on September 10. Justices M.M. Sundresh and Augustine George Masih directed him to surrender, leading to his surrender before Patiala Police.
