Jammu: Disgraced J&K Dy SP Devinder Singh, who was arrested on January 11 with two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, was dismissed from service on Wednesday.
Davinder Singh was arrested last week with top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Naved Babu and lawyer Irfan when their car was intercepted by the police on the highway at Kulgam in South Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference here, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said that the arrested police offical has been dismissed from service and would also be stripped off the gallantry award given by the state government.
He said that the entire operation to arrest Davinder Singh was being planned by the J&K Police and no leniency would be shown to the arrested officer.
The police official further said that Singh’s interrogation was still continuing.
The DGP also gave details about an encounter which took place in Doda district on Wednesday in which Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Haroon Abbas was killed.
The DGP said that Abbas was active in the Doda district since 2018 and was trying to revive militancy in the Chenab valley.
He said that a decision was taken to refer the case of the disgraced DSP, Davinder Singh, to the National Investigation Agency.