BSF Jawan Sumit Kumar, who was arrested in Pakistan-Sponsered drugs and illegal arms smuggling racket last week on July 11, dismissed from the service by the force on Wednesday.
The force said that he was charged on “conniving with anti-India elements in a smuggling case.”
Kumar was posted in a unit that safeguards the country on India-Pak border in Samba District of Jammu. He is a resident of Gurdaspur.
BSF confiscated his drug yields worth Rs.32.30 lakh, including arms and ammunition. It was also discovered that he was playing a key role in making the operation successful.
Police told that their racket was busted last week, and four others were arrested in this case.
A Spokesperson of Border Security Force said, “After suspension, a departmental Court of Inquiry was ordered by the BSF, which was completed in record time, and facts emerged that while the jawan was deployed at the IB, he connived with anti-national elements, trans border smugglers and facilitated them in smuggling narcotics and a pistol from his place of duty in July.” He also added that two magazines, 80 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, 9 mm pistol
and two rounds of 12 bore ammunition were collected by the authority from his hold over it.
Sumit is currently placed in Punjab Custody under the supervision of the state police.
According to BSF Inspector General (Jammu frontier) N S Jamwal, the probe is underway and more findings could transpire gradually. As of now they have arrested eight people, including Kumar.