VB TO PROBE BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SANGRUR SP

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has told the high court that an FIR registered in May on allegations of bribery against superintendent of police (SP), Sangrur, Karanveer Singh, will be investigated by the State Vigilance Bureau (VB).

The government has also told court that the February FIR for the settlement of which the alleged bribe was sought will be probed by the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), Punjab.

The February FIR will not be dealt with by officials posted at the police station in Khanauri, Sangrur, where it was initially lodged, it was further submitted.

The government response has come on a plea from two persons, Hasandeep Singh and Kirpal Singh, who on May 13 had approached the high court seeking protection and demanding that probe into the FIRS in this episode be handed over to the BOI.

They had levelled allegations that the present senior superintendent of police (SSP), Sangrur, has an official rivalry with Karanveer Singh and the SSP has used them as a tool, being relatives of the accused in the February 2022 case.

According to the police probe, Hasandeep and Kirpal had paid ₹3 lakh to a cop, Davinder Singh, who further passed it on to SP, Karanveer Singh, to settle the February 2022 FIR, pertaining to a case of attempt to murder registered against Gurmej Singh (husband), Balwinder Kaur (motherin-law), Bupinder Singh (marriage broker) and Komaljeet Kaur and Shaminder Kaur (both sister-in-laws) at the Khanauri police station for allegedly setting 33-year-old Parmjit Kaur on fire. The woman died later.