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  • Kotkapura firing case: Former DGP, Moga SSP refuse to bear Narco exams

    Former Director-General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini and former Moga Senior Superintendent of Police, Charanjit Sharma, have refused to bear Narco exams in reference to the Kotkapura firing incident of 2015 that led to the loss of life of two protesters.
    However, suspended IG Paramraj Singh Umranangal has agreed to go underneath the take a look at, as per the rules of the Supreme Court.
    The three former law enforcement officials filed their response within the court docket of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate by way of their respective attorneys in Faridkot on Tuesday. The subsequent listening to within the case is scheduled to be held on July 9.
    In May, the state authorities arrange a brand new SIT — led by Additional Director General of Police LK Yadav — to probe the Kotkapura police firing incident following the instructions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had cancelled the report submitted by the primary SIT, headed by Inspector General Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh on April 9.

    During the investigation of the Kotkapura police firing case, the brand new SIT had questioned three law enforcement officials, together with former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini, in Chandigarh final month and acknowledged that these law enforcement officials weren’t cooperating within the investigation they usually have been hiding the reality, as a consequence of which they should bear a Narco take a look at.
    According to legislation, if an individual involved doesn’t give his consent concerning a Narco take a look at, then she or he can’t be compelled to undertake such a take a look at.

    An earlier SIT, headed by former IG Kunwar Vijay Partap, had additionally filed a cost sheet towards these law enforcement officials in court docket, however the High Court had later canceled the report on investigations submitted by the SIT.
    Charanjit Sharma was SSP Moga on the time of Kotakpura police firing the place as Umranangal was posted in Ludhiana. Both officers have been deployed in Faridkot with Sumedh Saini heading the police drive within the state.

  • Kotkapura firing: Jakhar, Randhawa supply to resign, Captain declines

    Citing the massive embarrassment induced to the federal government by the botched-up investigations into Kotkapura firing by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), PPCC chief Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa are learnt to have handed their resignations to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at a particular assembly organised quickly after the Cabinet meet on Monday.
    Amarinder not solely rejected the resignation letters however tore them through the stormy assembly held at Punjab Bhawan right here. While Jakhar was carrying his resignation letter, Randhawa is learnt to have penned it through the assembly itself. “The CM tore both the resignations and rejected them,” mentioned a supply.
    The CM had convened the particular assembly to debate the fallout of the High Court orders quashing the investigation into Kotkapura firing by an SIT led by former Punjab Police IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap. At the onset, the CM reportedly expressed his dismay at criticism of the federal government by a couple of members of the social gathering. Without naming anybody, he’s learnt to have mentioned that some “outsiders” in addition to “insiders” have been hitting out on the authorities. Former Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been brazenly criticising the federal government on the difficulty. Randhawa too lashed out on the authorities not too long ago.
    After the CM spoke, Jakhar is learnt to have advised him that it was his prerogative to retain or sack anybody from the Cabinet. “For a moment the meeting saw heated exchanges. Things got so out of control that the CM had to say that anyone who had any problem could leave the meeting. Jakhar then took over and demanded that responsibility must be fixed for the investigation fiasco,” a supply mentioned.
    Jakhar reportedly mentioned the federal government ought to have taken motion in opposition to the SIT members, who had refused to signal on the investigation report. He questioned why the lapses within the report, as identified by the HC, weren’t checked by these accountable. Jakhar additionally raised the difficulty of high-priced energy and Power Purchase Agreements. Later, he took out his resignation letter, and handed it over to the CM.
    After Jakhar, Randhawa mentioned the federal government had allowed Kunwar Vijay to get larger than his footwear, and was now paying for it. He additionally handed over his resignation after writing it there itself.
    Other ministers resembling Charanjeet Singh Channi and Gurpreet Singh Kangar additionally joined the refrain with Channi calling the quashing of investigation a giant blow, and Kangar complaining that SIT took 4 years however the internet end result was zero.
    It is learnt that Advocate General Atul Nanda produced some letters by attorneys coping with the case which accused Kunwar Vijay of botching up the investigation. He mentioned he had introduced the matter to the discover of the CM.
    Nanda can also be learnt to have produced a letter by a counsel stating that the police had agreed in entrance of the excessive courtroom that they have been prepared to decide on an choice to quash the SIT.
    MLAs meet right now
    The CM had scheduled a gathering with social gathering MLAs on Tuesday. It stays to be seen if he goes forward with it after the heated alternate on Monday.