Sidhu Moosewala’s killing: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann needs judicial probe, request despatched to HC
Sanjeev Singh Bariana
Chandigarh, Could 30
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Monday introduced organising of a judicial fee headed by a sitting choose of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket to probe the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
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Chandigarh: Justice Raj Mohan Singh of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket on Monday requested Punjab to elucidate the idea on which it had withdrawn/pruned the safety of protectees and the way data on the safety withdrawal had come within the public area. He set a two-day deadline for furnishing the data. (Learn information)
Was misquoted
On no event have I ever mentioned Moosewala is a gangster or affiliated with gangsters. — VK Bhawra, DGP
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CM Mann mentioned the choice was taken following a request by Moosewala’s father Balkar Singh Sidhu. He mentioned the federal government would guarantee full cooperation to the fee, together with roping in any central company just like the NIA.
Principal Secretary (Residence) Anurag Verma later wrote to HC Registrar Basic Sanjiv Berry, asking for an inquiry by a sitting Choose. Earlier Moosewala’s father wrote an emotional letter to the CM, in search of a judicial probe and involvement of the CBI and NIA within the inquiry. He additionally demanded that the accountability of officers, who reviewed his son’s safety and made public the order of withdrawal of the safety cowl, be fastened.
CM Mann mentioned all features of the safety discount of the slain singer have been additionally below scrutiny and accountability of lapse, if any, can be fastened. Sources, in the meantime, mentioned the state police have been in a spot over the dealing with of the case. Eyebrows have been raised as to why the CM selected to announce a judicial probe, though police sources termed the transfer “routine below the prevailing circumstances”.
DGP VK Bhawra at present issued a clarification over his assertion, claiming an confederate of Moosewala was linked with the homicide of Akali chief Vicky Middukhera. The assertion was misinterpret by some, mentioned Bhawra. “On no event have I ever mentioned that Moosewala is a gangster or affiliated with gangsters. Claims and counter-claims by numerous individuals surfaced on social media. The investigation will look into all such features,” he mentioned.
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