Ludhiana: The man who was killed in a blast in the Ludhiana court complex on Thursday has been identified as a former Punjab Police Head Constable named Gagandeep Singh who was involved in drugs trafficking, police sources said.
Police also recovered a SIM and some other items from the spot.
The tattoos on the deceased’s arm have helped in the identification, the sources said.
According to them, Gagandeep Singh was posted as Munshi in Sadar police station Khanna.
The STF arrested him in August 2019 with 85g heroin. He was involved in drug trafficking with a woman.
He was released from jail in September 2021 after two years.