Badal seeks report in land grab case

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, June 24

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought a report in the alleged land grab case wherein an SHO has been suspended.

Sources said the Chief Minister spoke to Muktsar SSP Kuldeep Chahal over the phone. “The CM has appreciated the steps taken by the police in the case. He directed the SSP to expose all those involved in this illegal activity,” said a source.

Chahal said: “As per our preliminary investigations, Balwinder Singh Pinder Sarpanch is the main accused in this case. His interrogation will lead us to expose the entire network, which he or his patron was operating in the area. We are getting a number of land grab complaints against him.”

The district police today filed an application in the court seeking the police remand of Balwinder Singh who is presently in judicial custody. On court orders, Pinder Sarpanch was taken to the Civil Hospital yesterday for a medical check-up. Pinder’s counsel has alleged that he was tortured by the police.

Courtesy: The Tribune