Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Former Wrestler Jagdish Bhola Released on Bail After Drug Conviction
Jagdish Bhola, who used to be a wrestler and police officer, was involved in a big drug case.
He was arrested about 12 years ago and has been found guilty two times for drug-related crimes.
He was recently allowed to leave jail because the court gave him bail.
He had won awards for wrestling.
During the investigation, police found drugs, money, and some weapons.
Jagdish Bhola, former DSP and Arjuna Award-winning wrestler, was released from jail after 12 years.
He was granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 21, 2024.
Bhola was arrested in November 2013 in connection with a Rs 700-crore drug racket.
He was convicted twice, in 2019 and July 2024, in drug-related cases.
Bhola won a silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship in 1991 and appeared in a Punjabi movie.
- Who
- Jagdish Bhola, former DSP and Arjuna Award-winning wrestler.
- What
- Released from jail after being convicted in a drug racket.
- When
- Arrested in November 2013, released in May 2024.
- Where
- Bathinda, Punjab, India
- Why
- Granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Name
- Jagdish Bhola
- Profession
- Former DSP and Wrestler
- Award
- Arjuna Award
- Convictions
- Twice in drug-related cases
- Arrest Date
- November 2013
- Bail Date
- May 21, 2024
- Drug Racket Amount
- Rs 700 crore
