The video shows a young woman wearing chooda, heating a drug kept on foil paper using a candle, and inhaling it.
A man can be heard telling someone in the video that he has to go and conduct a raid: “Main Jalandhar raid karanjarehahan”
The voice in the background suggests that the woman was taking drugs in front of the police officer.
The video, was allegedly shot inside a police station, brings into question the role of police in the entire episode.
Faced with criticism from several quarters over alleged spate of deaths due to drug overdose in the state, Punjab cabinet had decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.
The move was aimed to act as a deterrent to the heinous crime, which was "destroying" the lives of youth in Punjab and many other places.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, which resolved to send a formal recommendation soon to the Union Government to this effect, according to an official spokesperson.
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