Bajwa builders: HC slams Punjab cops for not probing case filed in 2008

The affidavit informed the HC that investigations are to beryllium completed into 20 FIRs registered successful Mohali unsocial and 16 FIRs registered astatine the NRI constabulary presumption successful Mohali against Bajwa. In an FIR No. 14 registered successful April 2019 astatine the Singh Bhagwantpura constabulary presumption successful Rupnagar, the presumption shows helium has not been arrested to day contempt the lapse of 5 years.

Bajwa’s arrest has been pending for the past 5 years successful yet different FIR No. 28, dated July 2019, registered astatine the State Crime BOI constabulary station, Mohali. In total, 5 specified cases came to airy successful the Court wherever the apprehension of Bajwa is yet to beryllium effected.

“This Court is amazed to spot the shocking attack of instrumentality enforcement bureau arsenic 1 FIR No. 328 with Police Station Kharar, dated October 2, 2008, is besides pending probe without his apprehension which is much than 16 years now. Apart from that successful FIR No. 87, dated July 25, 2017 and FIR No. 178, dated August 18, 2017, with Police Station City Kharar, his apprehension has been awaited for the past 7 years,” observed Justice Moudgil.

On being asked by the HC to furnish details of assets and properties, Bajwa’s counsel referred to the details of spot attached by mode of an affidavit, but the Court noticed the aforesaid to beryllium incomplete since astir of the properties bash not person individuality with specification and measurement.

“The moveable assets person been recovered to beryllium including 9 luxury cars of which registration numbers person not been mentioned and Rs 10,00,000 has been shown arsenic currency successful hand. Bajwa has not furnished implicit details of moveable assets which by each means should see slope relationship details on with fixed deposits, policies etc., wherein helium mightiness person invested wealth earned aft duping hundreds of location seekers,” said the HC, to which Bajwa’s counsel elder advocator Bipin Ghai prays for immoderate time, and assured the Court that connected the adjacent day of proceeding each different near retired accusation volition beryllium filed.

The HC, meanwhile, keeping successful presumption the gravity and sensitivity progressive successful the petition, directed Bajwa not to transfer, merchantability oregon dispose of immoderate of the properties elaborate successful the affidavit dated September 20, 2024, filed successful Court till further orders.

The HC has been proceeding the petition filed by Kuldeepak Mittal against the State of Punjab and different respondents.