Chandigarh: A day after the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa called lynching Lakhbir Singh In a possible conspiracy to defame the farmers’ agitation along the Singhu border, the state government on Wednesday constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the brutal murder.
The government has acted on a complaint filed by the sister of the deceased, who alleged that her brother was lured by some unidentified men and taken to the Singhu border where some Nihang Sikhs murdered him on the charge of sacrilege on October 15. was given.
As per the order issued by Director General of Police (DGP) Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, the SIT constituted under the chairmanship of Varinder Kumar, ADGP-cum-Director, Bureau of Investigation, Inderbir Singh, DIG Ferozepur Range, and Harvinder Singh, SSP Tarn Taran.
Varinder Kumar has been authorized to co-opt any other police officer posted in the State for investigation as required. They have also been given the freedom to seek the support and assistance of any other wing/unit of the Punjab Police.
The incident of lynching created a political storm after the photographs of one of the Nihang leaders with the Union Agriculture Minister ns tomare came in front.
Randhawa, who also heads the Home Department, had promised full justice and said the government would get to the bottom of the matter and identify and expose the conspirators behind the incident.
Referring to the photographs, Randhawa on Tuesday said: “It has created genuine doubts and doubts in the minds of the people, which will need to be cleared and Punjab Government Will do everything possible to get to the root of the conspiracy and expose and punish the culprits.”
The government has acted on a complaint filed by the sister of the deceased, who alleged that her brother was lured by some unidentified men and taken to the Singhu border where some Nihang Sikhs murdered him on the charge of sacrilege on October 15. was given.
As per the order issued by Director General of Police (DGP) Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, the SIT constituted under the chairmanship of Varinder Kumar, ADGP-cum-Director, Bureau of Investigation, Inderbir Singh, DIG Ferozepur Range, and Harvinder Singh, SSP Tarn Taran.
Varinder Kumar has been authorized to co-opt any other police officer posted in the State for investigation as required. They have also been given the freedom to seek the support and assistance of any other wing/unit of the Punjab Police.
The incident of lynching created a political storm after the photographs of one of the Nihang leaders with the Union Agriculture Minister ns tomare came in front.
Randhawa, who also heads the Home Department, had promised full justice and said the government would get to the bottom of the matter and identify and expose the conspirators behind the incident.
Referring to the photographs, Randhawa on Tuesday said: “It has created genuine doubts and doubts in the minds of the people, which will need to be cleared and Punjab Government Will do everything possible to get to the root of the conspiracy and expose and punish the culprits.”
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