Lawrence Bishnoi TV interview: notice issued to four Kharar cops

One interrogation was conducted connected the intervening nighttime of September 3 and 4, 2022, connected the premises of CIA, Kharar.

The part seat of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji was informed astir it done an affidavit filed by Sarabjit Singh, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Litigation, Bureau of Investigation, Punjab.

The precocious tribunal had antecedently told the Punjab authorities that it trusts that “action would not beryllium confined to the lower-level officials but widen to the higher officers who had supervisory jurisdiction implicit CIA staff, Kharar, including the past SSP, who was the caput of the territory constabulary erstwhile the interrogation was conducted”.

As per the affidavit, the 4 cops who person been issued show-cause announcement see the past SSP Mohali, Vivek Sheel Soni, who held the station from April 1, 2022, to November 14, 2022; the past SP Mohali (Investigation), Amandeep Brar, who held the station from July 13, 2022, to January 26, 2024; the past DSP (Detective) Mohali, Gursher Singh Sandhu, who held the station from July 18, 2022, to January 27, 2024. The 3 constabulary officers were issued the show-cause announcement by the Department of Home, Punjab.

The 4th serviceman who got the show-cause announcement was the past CIA Incharge of Kharar, Inspector Shiv Kumar, who held the station from January 7, 2022, to January 31, 2024. At present, helium is posted successful Jalandhar Range. He was issued the show-cause announcement by DIG Jalandhar Range.

During the proceeding connected Tuesday, the seat besides sought different affidavit from the Punjab authorities implicit the hold fixed to Inspector Shiv Kumar arsenic CIA Incharge of Kharar earlier. The substance is present adjourned to October 15.

The precocious tribunal has been proceeding a suo-motu substance related to the 2 TV interviews of Bishnoi aired connected a backstage quality transmission successful March 2023. In a erstwhile hearing, a Punjab Police peculiar probe squad (SIT) probing the substance had told the precocious tribunal that the archetypal interrogation was conducted connected the intervening nighttime of September 3 and 4, 2022, connected the premises of CIA, Kharar, portion during the 2nd interview, Bishnoi was successful Rajasthan. On December 14, 2023, the SIT had submitted a study successful the precocious tribunal stating it was “highly improbable” that the interviews were conducted successful immoderate of the jails successful Punjab.