Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira sent to 2-day police remand

A local court in Punjab on Thursday sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to a two-day police remand in connection with a 2015 drugs case, a police official said.

Khaira was produced in the court in Fazilka's Jalalabad after being arrested from Chandigarh, the official said. Police had sought a seven-day remand from the court.

Earlier, a Punjab Police team raided the Chandigarh residence of Khaira and arrested him on the basis of an investigation conducted by a special investigation team led by Deputy Inspector General of Police Swapan Sharma in the drugs case.

The SIT was formed in April 2023.