Daljit Singh in allegedly driving a Brezza car under the influence of liquor and causing multiple accidents, the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) of Chandigarh has directed the UT Police to book him under sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way.) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). (Representative image)

Holding that there was “grave misconduct” on the part of suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Daljit Singh in allegedly driving a Brezza car under the influence of liquor and causing multiple accidents, the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) of Chandigarh has directed the UT Police to book him under sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way.) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The order was passed by a PCA bench comprising retired Justice Kuldip Singh, Amarjot Singh Gill and Dheera Khandelwal in a suo motu complaint initiated based on newspaper reports…