Sukhpal Singh Khaira's police custody ended, court sent him to jail for so many days

Veteran Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been sent to jail for 14 days in judicial custody by a court in Fazilka district. Khaira, MLA from Bhulath Assembly seat in Punjab, was taken into police custody from his residence on Thursday. The Congress leader was arrested in an old case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS Act, 1985) Act in Jalalabad, Fazilka. An FIR was registered in this case against nine people including Gurdev Singh, who was later convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Information about the arrest of Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira was given by Sukhpal himself. The Congress leader said that the raid had been conducted in an old NDPS case going against him. There are also two women constables in the police team. He had come on Facebook Live and said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was taking out enmity against him. In Khaira's Facebook Live video, he can be seen arguing with police personnel.

It is noteworthy that in the year 2017, the Supreme Court stayed the lower court action against Khaira, who was summoned as an additional accused in the case. The Congress MLA was arrested by the ED in 2021 on charges of extortion related to the 2015 drugs case, but he got bail in 2022. In February 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the summons order against Khaira in the 2015 drug case.