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Sunil Jakhar Demands NIA and ED Probes into Punjab Drug Networks
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News18•17-10-2026, 14:11
Sunil Jakhar Demands NIA and ED Probes into Punjab Drug Networks
- •Punjab BJP leader Sunil Jakhar has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to request central agency investigations into drug trafficking.
- •Jakhar seeks a National Investigation Agency probe into drug networks allegedly operating from inside Punjab prisons.
- •An Enforcement Directorate investigation has been requested to uncover money laundering linked to the state drug trade.
- •The BJP leader has strongly criticized the Bhagwant Mann government over its handling of the escalating drug crisis in Punjab.
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Punjab BJP leader Sunil Jakhar wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into drug networks operating from Punjab's prisons and an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into money laundering linked to the drug trade.
Sunil Jakhar cited the Parvinder Jhotta murder case while calling for a thorough central investigation into the state's drug and crime situation.
Sunil Jakhar criticized the Bhagwant Mann-led government, alleging that it has completely failed to curb the drug menace and properly address the rising issue of drug trafficking in the state.
