Superintendent shifted over singer Karan Aujla’s visit to Ludhiana jail

Ludhiana, April 19

Ten days after Ludhiana Central Jail Superintendent Rajiv Arora hosted Punjabi singer Karan Aujla on the prison premises, the officer has been chargesheeted and transferred to Chandigarh.

The action by the Prisons Department follows an inquiry into the incident by DIG (Jails) SS Saini, who was assigned the probe by ADGP (Prisons) PK Sinha. Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had ordered the inquiry following media reports.

Principal Secretary (Prisons) DK Tiwari told The Tribune the department had transferred the jail superintendent from the Ludhiana jail to the state headquarters in Chandigarh following receipt of the inquiry report.

“Departmental action will follow,” he said, adding the action was taken after the minister approved the report to this effect.

The ADGP (Prisons) said he had submitted the report to the state government for suitable action. — TNS