Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- Inspector Karamjit Singh, station house officer (SHO) of the Raikot City police station, has been suspended by Navneet Singh Bains, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ludhiana Rural. The inspector has been sent to the police lines. The suspension comes three days after a controversy erupted over grant of bail to a farm leader accused in a murder case. While SSP Bains stated the suspension was based on the SHO's overall performance, sources indicate that the delay in filing the chargesheet played a crucial role in the suspension of the SHO. A departmental inquiry has also been initiated against him.

According to police sources, SHO Karamjit Singh failed to submit the chargesheet within the mandatory 90-day period i...