Woman addict hurls fresh charges at DSP

Jalandhar : A 26-year-old woman, who had accused Ferozepur DSP Daljit Singh of pushing her into drugs, alleged before the media here on Thursday that he had also raped her. Taking cognisance, the Punjab Government late in the evening suspended the officer.
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has asked IPS officer Anita Punj, Director, PPA, Phillaur, to hold a preliminary inquiry and submit a report within a week.Making startling allegations, the woman, who was accompanied by her parents, Lok Insaaf Party MLA Simarjit Bains and Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Khaira, said: “The DSP initially provided me heroin for free. He later began to insist on payment, warning that either I did so or I brought over more women addicts in lieu of a cut.”The DSP did not take calls. Nor did he respond to messages for his comments. “I suffered immensely. I was shunned by my family because of my drug problem. In August last year, my boyfriend, also hooked on drugs, committed suicide. It was then that my parents decided to get me treated,” the woman said. Explaining how she had come in contact with the DSP, she said: “My family sent me to a college in Ludhiana in 2011. Not interested in studies, I began working at a mall where I became friends with a divorcee, She introduced me to a young lad. In 2013, they asked me to accompany them to Tarn Taran. We headed straight for the DSP’s house who introduced me to heroin and gave me his mobile number.“Almost 20 days later, he asked me and my friend to visit him again at Tarn Taran. He gave us heroin and raped me. Later, he insisted that I got some women addicts. I knew one at Mullanpur. I sent her to the DSP, who sold her 10 gm of heroin for Rs 2,000 per gm. I was given commission too. I met my boyfriend through the Mullanpur girl. Unable to get heroin, he consumed Celphos and died.” She said her family approached MLA Bains, who got her admitted to the Kapurthala de-addiction centre. Cured, she now wants the DSP punished for “ruining several lives”.