In a major political development, the three-member SpecialInvestigation Team (SIT) re-investigating the 2015 Kotkapura firing incident hassummoned Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal on June 16.
The newly constituted SIT, comprising ADGP, VigilanceBureau, L.K. Yadav, Ludhiana's Commissioner of Police, Rakesh Agarwal, and DIG,Faridkot Range, Surjit Singh, has summoned then CM Parkash Singh Badal to investigate the two FIRs (dated October 14,2015 and August 7, 2018) registered in connection with the firing incidents atKotkapura city police station.
The newly constituted SIT has earlier questioned topcops, including the then DGP, Sumedh Singh Saini in the case. The SIT sent the noticeto Former CM Prakash Singh Badal on Saturday evening.
The SIT has also filed an application in the Faridkotcourt seeking permission to conduct narco test on former DGP Sumedh Saini, IGParamraj Singh Umranangal and former SSP Charanjit Sharma.
Meanwhile, the notice sent to Senior Badal reads, “Youare hereby called upon to appear in person along with relevant record beforethe SIT on 16/6/2021 at 10.30 a.m at PSPCL rest house at Mohali forinvestigation in above said cases.”
Prakash Singh Badal was the CM when the police openedfire on protesters in October 2015. The SIT has now summoned him to investigatewhether who gave the orders to open fire, and if cops fired in self-defence andstandard operating procedure was followed or not.
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The members of SIT however have been directed not leakany part of the investigation and refrain from interacting with the mediaregarding the various aspects of the investigations.