Won’t settle for anything less than CBI probe, says Colonel’s family

Family members of Colonel Pushpinder Bath, who was allegedly assaulted by police personnel along with his son, continued with their protest for the second consecutive day outside the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here, demanding “nothing less than a CBI probe into the incident”.

The alleged incident had taken place on March 13 night, drawing widespread condemnation.

All 12 accused police personnel were suspended and the authorities had constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident.

Several ex-servicemen, politicians and members of social organisations had joined the protest launched on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Colonel’s family members placed a complaint box at the protest site and urged residents to submit their complaints against “atrocities” of the Patiala police in that box.

Over a dozen complaints were put in the box and many complainants also narrated their tales.

“The Punjab Government should transfer the probe to the CBI as we have no faith in the SIT, which comprises state police officers,” Colonel Bath’s wife Jaswinder Kaur said.

She also reiterated the demand for the transfer of Patiala SSP Nanak Singh.