The Punjab police will call two boxers for questioning, one of them Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh, after a drug peddler arrested recently in a a major heroin bust alleged “he had links with these boxers”.
Although the Punjab police is treading with caution and is in no hurry to draw any conclusion on the allegations of the drug peddler, the two boxers will be called by the state police for questioning to verify the allegations. The other boxer is Ram Singh.
According to SSP Man Singh, who is looking in the matter, “We are investigating the matter. Some names have come up and we are looking into the allegations. The two boxers would be called for questioning as summons is imminent.”
[Ludhiana Range DIG M.F. Faooqui, who also holds charge of Patiala Range, in a statement late Friday night said NRI Anoop Singh Kahlon “made certain disclosures concerning a few sportsmen, including boxers Vijender Singh and Ram Singh, which are being examined,” PTI reports. Earlier in the evening, at a press conference at Fatehgarh Sahib, 45 km from here, Mr Farooqui had said that during the probe so far it emerged that there was “no direct involvement” of Vijender with the drug peddlers. Within a few hours of addressing the press conference, Mr Farooqui issue a brief statement. “Boxer Ram Singh was called by the Fatehgarh Sahib police to join investigation on March 8 but has not been arrested. Investigation is in progress and further details would be given on completion of investigation,” the DIG said.]
The Punjab police recently caught Canada-based Anoop Singh Kahlon from a flat in Zirakpur, near Chandigarh, with 540 gms of heroin.