Taking the issue of security of jails with utmost seriousness, Punjab Jail Department on Wednesday demoted the Superintendent of Ferozepur Central Jail Dalbir Singh Teji to Deputy Superintendent Grade-II from Grade-I.
“The proposal to demote Dalbir Singh Teji from Grade-I to Grade-II was sent to the Punjab Public Service Commission to which the latter accorded its approval,” said the Department’s spokesperson.
Spokesperson stated that when Teji was deputed at Central Jail, Hoshiarpur, an amount of Rs 50,000 and some material was discovered by the STF from the family of a prisoner who was to be handed over the said material after giving the above amount to the superintendent.
Besides, on the orders of the ADGP (Jails), the DIG (Jails) SS Saini conducted an enquiry further brought to the fore the fact that the prisoner was also not lodged in the high security zone due to which the said superintendent was chargesheeted also.