JAIL WARDER HELD FOR LOOTING CASH, JEWELLERY FROM POLICE RESIDENCES

GURUGRAM: A 40-year-old jail warder was held in Faridabad last week in connection with a series of burglaries at residences in Police Lines of Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar, Jind and Kaithal.The jail warder was sent to judicial custody on Tuesday, following six days of remand.

The warder, Jasvinder Singh of Sirsa, who was posted at the Nimka jail in Faridabad. Police recovered ₹1.11 lakh and jewellery worth ₹5 lakh from his possession. Preet Pal Sangwan, the ACP (crime), said Singh is a habitual offender and used to target locked houses of police personnel. “He is a habitual drinker, gambler and drug addict. He started committing crimes to fund his addiction. He was suspended from service after his arrest, but was reinstated. Despite spending six months in jail, he did not mend his ways and again started striking locked houses.”