Capt orders probe, ex-SSP’s name removed from UT panel

Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a vigilance inquiry into the alleged extortion of money from two farmers by five police officials, including a former SSP, in Sangrur.The Chief Minister has also ordered all five cops to be transferred to the Police Lines pending inquiry. He has further ordered removal of former SSP Inderbir Singh’s name from the panel for the post of SSP, Chandigarh, in view of the change in his vigilance clearance status.
The farmers, whose families sold land and took loan to pay the extortion money, fear for their lives. The Chief Minister has directed the officials concerned to ensure full protection for them.
Capt Amarinder’s orders came after an initial probe by the Sangrur SSP found former SSP Indervir Singh and four other cops, including a DSP, prima facie guilty of extorting money from two farmers while allegedly threatening to implicate them in a murder case. In his report, the Sangrur SSP had recommended an FIR and a Vigilance Bureau probe.The Chief Minister has directed senior government officials to take appropriate steps to ensure that the matter is taken to its logical conclusion.