CHANDIGARH, Punjab—On May 21, four former police cops namely Har Sahai Sharma (69), Jagir Singh (70), Anokh Singh (65) and Kuldeep Singh Sandhu (66) joined the investigation into Balwant Singh Multani’s enforced disappearance case. They submitted their passports to the Investigation Officer in Mataur police station as per the directions of Mohali Court along with signing guarantee papers worth INR 50,000 each.
It is noteworthy here that Ex-DGP Sumedh Saini is facing charges of abduction and criminal conspiracy in this case.
All the above mentioned four police cops of Union Territory have also been indicted in this FIR. During their service tenure, they were renowned for their proximity with Sumedhi Saini and all of them retired as inspectors from the Chandigarh police.
Two other cops involved in this case namely SP Baldev Singh Saini and Inspector Satvir Singh have already died.
Case Background:
In 1991, the Chandigarh police had abducted Balwant Singh Multani from his residence immediately after an attack on Sumedh Saini in Chandigarh. Four cops deployed in the security of Saini were killed in this attack while he survived the attack.
In 2007, the Punjab & Haryana High Court had ordered a CBI inquiry. The CBI had found enough evidence against Sumedh Saini after which an FIR was registered against Sumedh Saini along with three other cops namely SP (Operations) Baldev Singh Saini, SI Harsahai Sharma and Jagir Singh on July 4, 2008.
Later, this FIR was quashed by the Supreme Court of India after Saini challenged CBI inquiry and the High Court’s decision.
On May 6, the Mohali police have registered a fresh FIR on the complaint of victim Balwant Singh Multani’s brother Palwinder Singh Multani against Sumedh Saini, SP (Operations) Baldev Singh Saini, SI Harsahai Sharma, SI Jagir Singh, SI Savir Singh, SI Anoop Singh, Kuldeep Singh and other unknown police cops.
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