Patiala clash: Punjab government sets up SIT
Patiala, May 4: A Special Investigation Team has been constituted by the Punjab Government headed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to probe the Patiala clash. SP of Patiala Detective Dr. Mehtab Singh will be the head of the SIT.
Other members will include DSP City Krishan Kumar Panthe and besides him SHO Kotwali and in-charge CIA Patiala. Confirming this, police sources said that the SIT has been set up by the state government to expedite the probe.
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This is the first major law and order challenge for the newly elected Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab and especially for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann since the clash in Patiala on April 29.
The AAP government faced criticism from Sikh organizations for failing to stop the Khalistan Murdabad rally convened by Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) leader Harish Singla. Many Sikh activists have criticized the arrest of Barjinder Singh Parwana as the alleged "mastermind" behind the attack, while others have come out in support of him.
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According to the sources, it has been said that although the DSP, SP level officers and SHOs managing the various points, any responsible person who has shown any kind of leniency will not be spared by the government.
Earlier mobile services were also suspended in Punjab’s Patiala after two groups clashed during an anti-Khalistan march on Friday, announced the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Punjab.
-PTC News
