Patiala: Police on Monday claimed to have booked an Aam Aadmi Party functionary and arrested his two workers after allegedly recovering banned narcotic capsules from an aluminium fabrication workshop in Bhadson here.The action followed a decoy operation by a local BJP representative in Nabha, who climbed a govt overhead water tank on Sunday, demanding immediate registration of an FIR against the AAP functionary.Bhadson police registered FIR No. 137 under relevant legal provisions in the matter. Station house officer Harminder Singh said accused Pardeep and Dilpreet were arrested with the contraband at the workshop on Sunday. However, they secured bail on Monday.The SHO said the AAP functionary, who was not present during the arrests, was named as the third accused following the workers’ interrogation. Police are investigating the supply chain.The BJP functionary had allegedly sent a decoy customer to buy restricted pharmaceutical capsules from the aluminium door and window fabrication shop rented by the AAP functionary.After the alleged sale was confirmed, the BJP functionary and his supporters entered the premises, caught the attendants and alerted police.Alleging police hesitation in naming the AAP functionary, the BJP representative climbed the water tank and refused to descend until authorities assured criminal proceedings. The protest ended late Sunday after police confirmed the AAP functionary was named in the FIR.Chairperson of the Nabha Trade Commission Bhupinder Kaushal said the accused had been expelled until proved innocent. Kaushal further said the accused was among the commission’s 10 members and had joined before he assumed charge.
