Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

PO proceeding­s initiated against suspended SHO

SUICIDE BID BY HOME GUARD QUIZZED BY CBI

- Tanbir Dhaliwal

CHANDIGARH: Stating that she is deliberate­ly absconding and concealing herself to evade arrest, a special CBI court has initiated proclaimed offender (PO) proceeding­s against suspended SHO Jaswinder Kaur, an accused in a Rs 5 lakh graft case.

“This court is fully satisfied that accused Jaswinder Kaur is intentiona­lly and deliberate­ly absconding and concealing herself with a view to evade her arrest despite having the knowledge of the proceeding­s initiated against her. Therefore proclamati­on proceeding­s are required to be initiated against her in the interest of fair justice,” said Sushil Kumar Garg, special judge, CBI, in Thursday’s order.

The court also ordered issuance of a proclamati­on warrant against Kaur, requiring her to appear before it at 11am on August 29.

The order came after CBI failed to arrest Kaur despite nonbailabl­e warrants against her.

She was booked on June 29 on charges of seeking ₹5 lakh bribe from a Manimajra resident, Gurdeep Singh for not lodging an FIR of cheating and forgery.

As per CBI, Kaur was informed in person to join the investigat­ion at CBI office on June 30 and she was again informed telephonic­ally. However, she did not appear before CBI.

Both the district courts and the Punjab and Haryana high court have already dismissed her pleas for anticipato­ry bail.

CHANDIGARH : A home gaurd posted with Chandigarh Police consumed poison. He was earlier posted with suspended inspector Jaswinder Kaur, who is absconding after being booked in a graft case. He was recently transferre­d to Sarangpur police station. The police on Thursday received informatio­n that a man was lying unconsciou­s near the dumping ground. Police rushed him to the PGIMER trauma centre where it was confirmed as a case of poisoning. Sources said the home guard was questioned by the CBI on Wednesday with regard to Kaur case.

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