SIT Summons Five Killer Cops Including Former SSP Charanjit Sharma; Asked to Appear for Questioning on January 29

FARIDKOT, Punjab—On January 25, the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Congress led Punjab government to probe sacrilege cases reportedly issued summons to the former Moga SSP Charanjit Sharma and four other police officials asking them to appear on January 29. The move came in an immediate response to the High Court’s verdict rejecting the petitions challenging the SIT by Killer cops on January 25.   

Sharing the development with media, SIT head IG Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said that the SIT has summoned these police officers for questioning as they are prime suspects in these incidents. He added that the SIT has questioned more than 200 suspects and witnesses in Kotkapura and Behbal Klan incidents.

IG Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh further informed that as soon as the questioning of these police cops complete, the SIT will file challan in the judicial court of Faridkot under Section 173 of the CrPC without any delay.

It may be recalled here that the Punjab & Haryana High Court had rejected the petitions challenging SIT and seeking CBI probe into the sacrilege incidents and police firing incidents of Kotkapura and Behbal Klan on January 25. The Court had also approved the legitimacy of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission constituted by the Congress led Punjab government for investigating these cases.