High Court instructed Kapurthala SSP to submit details of all pending cases of last three years in distt kapurthala

PHAGWARA: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday has now instructed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala, to file an affidavit indicating the number of cases,where the investigation is pending for the last three years in the district kapurthala.

SSP has been instructed to appear on November 8 in person with the details of all pending cases and investigation. The orders were issued by Justice N.S.Shekhawat while hearing a case alleged forcible occupation of Udasin Dharamsala at Mohalla Mehli Gate here eight years ago. SSP Kapurthala Raj Pal Sandhu who appeared before High Court in person has assured the court that the investigation shall be taken to its logical end within a period of eight weeks.SSP has assured the Hon.Court that the investigation shall be conducted fairly and impartially and anyone found guilty shall not be spared.

Notably the victims, Mahant Varinder Das and Mahant Kamaljit Das, said on July 25, 2015, over 100 persons tried to encroach on their camp in broad daylight. They also tried to cut the main gate with a cutter.

Though a case was registered under Sections 307, 148, 149, 450, 427, 506, 511 among others, the police, while defending the aggressor, recommended the removal of certain sections.

Mahanta said: “We knocked at the door of the Human Rights Commission, following which the police arrested a man, Sagar Bedi, on February 27 this year. Later, the police assured us that the remaining persons will also be arrested, but nothing happened”.