Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has ordered an immediate suspension of five police personnel, including an SHO and ASI, of a police station after conducting a surprise check tonight during which all but one staff member were found absent from duty.
According to an official spokesperson, the Deputy CM, who took a round of Mohali alone in a private car, decided to check the Mohali Phase One Police Station when he did not find any police personnel on duty at the traffic lights as well as the prominent roundabouts.
When Badal arrived at the police station, he found only one police personnel - the 'munshi' sitting in the police post, he said.
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He immediately called the Mohali SSP and the DIG to the spot to take a report on the running of police stations in the city.
"The SSP has been put on notice and has been asked to inquire and submit why the police station was not manned as per the strength available," the spokesman said.
