CHANDIGARH, Punjab—On April 22, a Faridkot based sessions court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) adjourned the hearing on Kotkapura firing case onto June 10. Notably, the Special Investigation Team had indicted and arrested the former SSP Moga Charanjit Sharma and IG Paramraj Umranangal in this case.
IG Paramraj Umranangal had secured from the District and Sessions Court of Faridkot on March 11. Later, the Punjab & Haryana High Court had also directed the SIT to serve a seven days prior notice to Paramraj Umranangal before arresting him in any case related to sacrilege and firing incidents.
Ex-SSP Moga Charanjit Sharma, who was arrested by the SIT in this case on January 27 while attempting to flee abroad, is in jail since his arrest.
