4th change in SIT probe team of Col Bath assault; Punjab ADGP Rai replaces Parmar

Two other SIT members, SSP Sandeep Malik and SP Manpreet Singh, will remain

Jupinderjit Singh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 09:57 AM Mar 28, 2025 IST

The incident took place on the intervening night of March 13 and 14, when Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son were at a roadside eatery near the Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala.

The Punjab government has replaced the head of the special investigation team (SIT) in the Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath assault case.

ADGP AS Rai has been appointed in place of ADGP SPS Parmar, who was posted as Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau on Thursday.

Two other SIT members, SSP Sandeep Malik and SP Manpreet Singh, will remain.

This is the fourth change in the investigation team.

Earlier, three investigation teams were formed, but changed due to intervention by the High Court or opposition by the victim’s family.

Twelve cops have been booked for assaulting the Army Colonel and his son.

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