2 DSPs among 7 Punjab cops suspended for Lawrence Bishnoi TV interview in jail
2 interviews of Lawrence Bishnoi were aired by a TV channel in March 2023 when he was in the custody of Punjab and Rajasthan police
Seven Punjab Police officers suspended for facilitating gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's TV interview. File photo
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Seven Punjab policemen, including two DSPs, have been suspended for allegedly felicitating a TV interview of top gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from the custody of Punjab Police at Kharar CIA station.
Lawrence is an accused in singer Sidhu Moosewala case and also suspect conspirator in Baba Siddique murder case in Mumbai. Besides, the Canada government has accused him of involvement in June 2023 Hardeep Nijjar murder case as an "agent of India".
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The Home Department, Punjab, issued the suspension orders on Friday of deputy superintendent-rank officers Gursher Singh Sandhu and Sammer Vaneet.
Others suspended included SI Reena, SI Jagatpal Jangu, SI Shaganjit Singh, ASI Mukhtiar Singh and Head Constable Om Parkash.
Two interviews of Lawrence Bishnoi were aired by a TV channel in March 2023 when he was in the custody of Punjab and Rajasthan Police.
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A SIT formed under DGP (Special) Prabodh Kumar on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court found that one of the interviews was conducted via video-call at CIA Kharar.
The interviews coincided with the first death anniversary bhog ( observed at completion of 10 months of the death) of singer Sidhu Moosewala. Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh Sidhu had alleged then that police were hand in glove with the gangster. Later, the SIT found out his allegations to be true.
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