3 absconding Moga cops suspended

A COURT HAD ISSUED NON-BAILABLE WARRANTS AGAINST THEM AFTER THE HC ORDERED THEIR ARREST FOR NOT APPEARING AS WITNESSES

MOGA:THE Moga police have suspended three cops who are absconding since the district court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against them for not appearing as prosecution witnesses in a drug seizure case.

Moga senior superintendent of police Amarjit Singh Bajwa suspended head constable Kuldeep Singh, constables Sarwan Singh and Sukhdev Singh all posted at the Dharamkot police station after they have not reported on duty since the trail court issued warrants against them.

Earlier this week, the additional district and sessions judge, Soni Kinra, issued nonbailable warrants against the three cops after the Punjab and Haryana high court recently ordered to arrest them for not appearing as prosecution witnesses on at least 16 hearings in the drug seizure case.

Superintendent of police Rattan Singh Brar said: “Kuldeep, Sarwan and Sukhdev were suspended after they were found absent from the duty for many days. We are conducting raids to nab them.”

The next hearing in the trial court is on October 16.

Kaka Singh of Mohala Angadpura in Moga, an accused in the drugs case, had moved the HC after his bail was cancelled for not appearing for a hearing in the trial court.

Kaka was arrested by police for allegedly carrying 260 gram intoxicating powder on April 2, 2016, and a case was registered against him under Section 22 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Kot Ise Khan police station.

Earlier, Pawan Kumar, a constable who was entrusted with execution of summons issued by the trial court, was suspended for negligence of duty. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed trial court proceedings in a defamation case filed against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh by Akali leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia.

Acting on Sanjay Singh’s plea, the high court bench of justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu sought response from Majithia by January 17.

The court was told that while summoning the petitioner, the court failed to follow the provisions of Section 202 of the CRPC and he has been summoned without taking recourse to the mandatory provisions of the law. As per Section 202 of the CRPC, it is mandatory for the magistrate to either initiate an inquiry or direct the police for investigation in the complaint if the accused are residing outside the territorial jurisdiction of the magistrate. Singh resides in Delhi, his lawyer, HS Shergill had told court.

The court was informed that the alleged defamatory statements were made on September 5, 2015, at a Moga rally.