Former Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini and Moga’s former Senior Superintendent of Police Charanjit Sharma have refused to conduct narco assessments in reference to the 2015 Kotkapura firing incident wherein two protesters had been killed.
However, suspended IG Paramraj Singh Umranangal has agreed to go underneath trial, as per the Supreme Court pointers.
The three former cops, by means of their respective legal professionals, filed their reply within the court docket of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Faridkot on Tuesday. The subsequent listening to of the case is to be held on July 9.
In May, the state authorities arrange a brand new SIT, headed by Additional Director General of Police LK Yadav, to research the Kotkapura police firing incident following the instructions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which quashed the report submitted by the primary SIT. . , on 9 April underneath the chairmanship of Inspector General Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh.
During the investigation of the Kotkapura police firing case, the brand new SIT had final month questioned three cops together with former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in Chandigarh and stated that these cops weren’t cooperating within the investigation and had been hiding the reality. For which he must bear narco take a look at.
As per legislation, if the individual involved doesn’t give his consent in respect of Narco take a look at, he can’t be compelled to take such take a look at.
An SIT headed by former IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap had additionally filed a cost sheet in opposition to these cops within the court docket, however the High Court later quashed the report on investigation submitted by the SIT.
At the time of Kotkapura police firing, Charanjit Sharma was SSP Moga whereas Umranangal was posted in Ludhiana. Both the officers had been posted in Faridkot, with Sumedh Saini heading the police pressure within the state.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
