Amritsar : Two Punjab Police officers have been hospitalized after they suffered burn injuries at the time of disposal of seized narcotics consignments.
Confirming the incident here today, Punjab police official Rajiv Pal said two officers who suffered burn injuries were Superintendent of Police Mr. Tarun Rattan and Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr. Sukhamrit Singh both were from Khanna district of Punjab.
Adding further, he said that both the officers were here for the disposal of seized drug (narcotic) consignments in the furnace at Khanna Paper Manufacturing unit in Amritsar.
Telling about the incident he said that when they were throwing the drug consignments wrapped in the plastic bags in the furnace, all of sudden embers of fire bounced back and hit on the legs of police officers resulting in burn injuries on their lower legs.
Immediately, both the officers were rushed to a local private hospital where they were declared out of danger. DSP Sukhamrit Singh was discharged after first aid and another officer SP Mr. Tarun Rattan to be discharged tomorrow as per doctors, said.
