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Hidden Camera Video Exposes Punjab Cops Who Planted Drugs On Priest

Hidden Camera Video Exposes Punjab Cops Who Planted Drugs On Priest

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  • center · 1 outlet

    A Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) has been suspended after footage from a hidden camera at a religious leader’s residence allegedly showed him planting heroin beneath a bed mattress before a police raid. The incident has raised questions over the conduct of the Khanna police in Punjab’s…

    — O Heraldo

  • right · 1 outlet

    The viral video purportedly shows ASI Sukhdev Singh, dressed in plain clothes, entering the room before the police team arrives. He is allegedly seen placing a packet beneath the bed mattress.

    — NDTV

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The viral video purportedly shows ASI Sukhdev Singh, dressed in plain clothes, entering the room before the police team arrives. He is allegedly seen placing a packet beneath the bed mattress.

Coverage arrived over 28 hours — first from NDTV, latest from The Economic Times.

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Coverage Bias Distribution

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Center 8 (38%)
Center-Right / Right 8 (39%)

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NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article

Hidden Camera Video Exposes Punjab Cops Who Planted Drugs On Priest

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