The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has portrayed Lawrence Bishnoi arsenic a don helming a 700-member beardown transgression enterprise. (File)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court connected Tuesday directed the submission of a transcript of the connection made by DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav earlier his property league regarding the Lawrence Bishnoi interview. This comes little than a period aft the tribunal had asked the DGP to disclose connected affidavit the ground of his assertion that the interrogation “had not taken spot successful immoderate jailhouse successful the State of Punjab.”
Earlier, the HC had observed that the interview, conducted wrong the premises of the CIA bureau astatine Kharar successful Mohali, suggested connivance with constabulary officers. The tribunal had past directed the DGP to explicate his statement.
The part seat of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Lapita Banerji further ordered the Principal Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Punjab, to beryllium contiguous during the adjacent proceeding scheduled for December 2.
On Tuesday, the tribunal recorded an affidavit filed by the DGP but emphasised that the transcript of his connection made earlier the property league indispensable beryllium provided.
The Advocate General of Punjab assured the tribunal that strict enactment had been initiated against the delinquent officers, with disciplinary proceedings underway. The Bench was informed that the Department of Home Affairs and Justice would grip enactment against officers of DSP fertile and above.
Additionally, the ADGP Prisons, who appeared via video conferencing, requested clip to record an affidavit outlining measures to fortify jailhouse security. The tribunal directed the affidavit to beryllium submitted earlier the adjacent hearing.