2 days after attack on cops, ‘detainee’ moves SC panel
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 14
Two days after several persons allegedly pelted stones at a police team at Kot Mit Singh police chowki, Avtar Singh, a resident of Guru Arjan Dev Nagar, on Friday approached the SC Commission’s member, Dr Tarsem Singh Sialka, to seek his intervention in the matter.
The police had accused Avtar of provoking people. However, Avtar alleged that he was kept in illegal detention, physically assaulted by the police and tossed his turban while in custody. He alleged that chowki in charge Amarjit Singh did this for pressurising him for withdrawing his complaint, which he had lodged against him with the SC Commission.
Sailka said the commission would write to the Police Commissioner for taking action against the ASI concerned. The commission would recommend his suspension till the probe gets completed so that he cannot influence the investigation.
It may be recalled that several persons allegedly attacked cops at Chowki Kot Mit Singh on Tuesday evening. They had pelted stones at the police chowki. A cop identified as Gurwinder Singh was injured in the incident.
Gurwinder told that he along with chowki in charge Amarjit Singh was patrolling in the area on foot to keep a tab on the lockdown violators. He said they found a suspicious scooter in the area and asked about its ownership from a person standing near it.
He could not produce any documents. After preliminary questioning, we allowed him to go and asked him to show documents to the police later on, said Gurwinder. The police said Avtar along with a number of residents followed the policemen and attacked cops with stones.
Sultanwind police station SHO Perneet Singh Dhillon said the matter was being investigated. He said appropriate action would be taken against those found guilty.
