Suspended home guard held with 5 kg marijuana

A suspended home guard constable, masquerading as a police sub inspector, was today arrested with five kg of marijuana from crossing republic trisection here, police said.
Pankaj Sharma, a resident of Pratap Vihar colony here, was intercepted by crossing republic police outpost in-charge Prajant Tyagi. During checking of Sharma's scooter, a bag stashed with five kg marijuana was found in it.
The suspended Home guard told police that he was on his way to deliver the marijuana consignment.
Posing as a police sub inspector, he used to extort money from people by threatening to send them behind the bars, the police said.

An FIR has been registered against Sharma on the charge of impersonating a public servant and under section of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, they said, adding he has been sent to jail.