Punjab and Haryana HC comes down heavily on Punjab police for setting up SIT with male members
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Punjab police in an alleged rape case of a 38-year-old widow by police officials.
Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that it was highly disgraceful to see how police officials acted in setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with just “male members”.
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Justice Arun Monga on May 25 directed the Punjab government through its DGP to constitute a new SIT. It came while the court was hearing a petition by the victim apprehending bodily harm and tampering with the evidence.
Justice Monga also said that the allegations contained in the petition were gruesome and horrible as was contended by the learned State counsel, that the same were fictitious.
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