After the assembly elections, the newly appointed MLAs in Punjab are demanding to solve incidents of sacrilege in the last few years. Strict action against Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing cases is still awaited Earlier this month, the SIT committee failed to submit the charge sheet as asked by the court. The SIT team gave the excuse of having fewer members in the team after the retirement of the AG. Govt. Wants More Time to Probe the Behbal Kalan Firing …
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe into the incidents of indecency in the villages of Burj Jawahar Singh Wala and Bargari in the Faridkot district of Punjab in 2015 has termed the Dera Sirsa chief and several other Dera supporters as alleged conspirators for these incidents. The SIT’s 467-page final report on the Bargari indecency case has blamed Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa for the incidents. Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is lodged in jail, …
Behbal Kalan’s firing case is still pending from 2015. Recently the government had set a three-month deadline to bring justice to the families of victims of the Behbal Kalan firing. Police Firing in Behbal Kalan in 2015 In the meanwhile, just to refresh the highlights of the case, on October 14th, 2015, Two Sikh protesters — Gurjeet Singh of Sarwan village and Krishan Bhagwan Singh of Niamiwala village in Faridkot district— were killed in the police firing. They were protesting …
On May 15th, 2021 the bureau of investigation (BOI) said that the two cases registered in connection with the Behbal Kalan firing incident at Bajakhana police station were turned over to the SIT sub-team led by IG (retired) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. In the light of the context, “IG Vijay Pratap firm on his resignation“, the investigation into these two FIRs will now be completed by the SIT comprising IG Naunihal Singh, SSP Satinder Singh, and SSP Swarandeep Singh. The …