Army Colonel Office showing injuries and suspended Punjab Police officials.
5 Inspector of Punjab Police met the employees and beat up the army colonel’s minor matter. The incident occurred in Patiala on the night of 13-14 March. The police first put their full emphasis in saving their employees.
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When the matter reached the Ministry of Defense and Army Headquarters, the police suspended 12 policemen by registering an FIR without 9 days. It also includes 5 inspectors. The incident has passed 21 days, but the Punjab Police could not catch its own accused employees.
At the same time, the army jawans were so angry that even gave the SSP of Patiala to the challenge to walk for an encounter in Kupwara.
This increased the uproar so much that Punjab’s DGP Gaurav Yadav had to say that it should not be made Army Verse Punjab Police. We will take strict action. Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed in the name of investigation.
In this case, the police has also been reprimanded from the High Court and a warning has been received to give the case to the CBI. The case will be heard today.
Punjab Police officials assaulting the army colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath.
The police beat up the colonel, what happened next to him, read the whole story …
Date: 13 March Time: 12 o’clock in the night
A civic car stops near the gate of Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. Colonel Pushpinder Bath and his son Angad Bath descended in the army and order to make Maggi in the dhaba. Both are waiting for their order that the police car comes and stops near them from the Rong side. Out of that 7 to 8 people descend, who were not in uniform. On arrival, they say that do the car on the side.
When asked to improve the language, then punched the language, the son was also beaten According to Colonel Bath, 1 man said in Punjabi-Do the side of the new tangga dawnge (do the car or else you will hang the opposite). I told them that the car makes him side, but improve your language, he punched the mouth.
When Colonel wearing glasses, his glasses broke due to punching. Some part of the glasses hit the colonel’s nose. Colonel fell unconscious there. As soon as the colonel fell, all the police employees started kicking the colonel.
When his son Angad came to save Angad, the accused also beat him with punches and sticks. The son somehow made the father sit in the car. After this, the accused again started beating Angad. When he came to his senses, Colonel showed his service ID card.
Colonel’s son Angad, who suffered a head injury.
Colonel’s I card snatched and threatened to encounter According to Colonel Bath, when he showed the Icard of the army, the accused snatched it away and started saying that they would do the encounter. One person snatched his mobile. After this, the Colonel was again assaulted.
Colonel and his son kept pleading with the police personnel not to do so, but they were not heard. One person said- Today we have come by an encounter. If someone survived today, then take your ID card from ACP Civil Lines in the morning.
Colonel and son got admitted to Rajindra Hospital Colonel Bath told that when they started starting the car, they started breaking the car by hitting poles and saris. Meanwhile, the son’s friend told the Colonel’s wife a complete conversation over the phone. After this, Colonel and his son were admitted to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. Where the colonel’s fracture came out in his left hand.
How did the case of the colonel get caught up ..
March 21: The issue arose in the assembly The issue of hooliganism by Colonel Bath from the Punjab Police employees arose in the Punjab Assembly during the budget session. Opponents surrounded the AAP government of Punjab in the assembly and explained how law and order in Punjab is happening. Former army officers staged a sit -in in Patiala. BJP leaders of Patiala met SSP Nanak Singh and demanded appropriate action in the case.
12 days ago, ex -servicemen performed outside the DC office in Patiala.
Colonel’s wife released videos apologizing to policemen On 21 March (Friday), Colonel’s wife Jaswinder Kaur Bath showed a video of 4 police officers apologizing in civil dress. In this, some accused police officers were apologizing for their actions. A new FIR was lodged against the police officers who identified Colonel Bath by identifying the video.
Police personnel kept pleading in front of Colonel’s wife …
Colonel’s wife: Shaminder you should be ashamed. Policeman: Behenji, I apologize to you, please….
Colonel’s wife: Will my child’s injury be cured by apologizing? You will boil your head. Policeman: Behenji, sorry feels.
Colonel’s wife: Well, do this, where my husband and child beaten, you slap 12, it is approved. Policeman– Behenji, Sorry.
Colonel’s wife: How Dare You Touch My Husband, you raised your hand on my child, what would you do if you had a child? Policeman: No, Sorry Behenji, Sorry.
Colonel’s wife: You were the first to know who was the man who snatched my husband’s icard, you were that? Policeman: Behenji, did not know at that time, sorry.
Colonel’s wife: I do not want your sorry. Policeman: Forgive us, a mistake is made.
Colonel’s wife: First 12 of the 12 bandits of 12 and apologized, you tell me where is the man who beat my son. Policeman: Don’t know.
Colonel’s wife: Ronnie You killed my husband or Harjinder. Policeman: While going, it says and stops.
Colonel’s wife: You are not telling the truth. Policeman: Sorry … sorry.
Colonel’s wife: Just tell me why you kill my husband. Policeman: Yes, I did not know, he is an army officer.
Colonel’s wife:-If you were not an officer, would you kill anyone, broke my son’s back with sticks, you will beat your head. Policeman: Behenji was accidentally, I apologize with folded hands.
In many video calls released by Colonel’s wife, the police personnel were apologizing.
Army soldiers raged from the assault, said- Kupwara Chalo, tells the encounter On March 21, when a dharna was held outside the DC office in Patiala, the army officer arrived from Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir to meet Colonel’s family. He advised SSP Nanak Singh of Patiala that the police had come into the air after making a small encounter. We say SSP walk with us to Kupwara, then tells what the encounter is.
The army officer further said that the Punjab Police should join us in the encounter with the terrorists. If a single policeman can raise his head in a single encounter in Kupwara, then spit on the mouth. I am not sure that the Punjab Police will take any action against the workers in this case. So we demand a CBI inquiry into the case.
Army officer advising SSP Nanak Singh to face Kupwara and face encounter.
March 22: Colonel’s wife surfaced, 12 policemen suspended Jaswinder Kaur, wife of Colonel Bath, first came to the media on 22 March. He made several revelations in a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club. After this the issue reached Delhi and the pressure of action increased on the Punjab government. The FIR was registered at 1 am on March 22, 9 days after the incident.
After this, 12 police employees including 5 inspectors were suspended. The suspended inspector includes Ronnie Singh, Inspector Harjinder Dhillon, Inspector Harry Boparai and Inspector Rajveer Singh and Surjit Singh. Also, some police have been named unknown in the case. Earlier, no employee was named in the recorded FIR.
Colonel’s wife came in front of the media on 22 March. This was followed by a demonstration in Patiala.
Punjab Police created SIT, suddenly changed the head After the media of Colonel Bath surfaced of the media, the Punjab government formed the SIT to investigate the matter and also started departmental action against the suspended officials. After this, the head of the SIT was made for the Investigation of the case, AdgP SPS Parmar. It included SSP Sandeep Malik and SP Manpreet Singh of Hoshiarpur. Later, ADGP Parmar was removed and Adgp AS Roy was made the new head of SIT.
Joint conference of army-police On March 26, DGP Gaurav Yadav of Punjab Police held a joint press conference with Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa of the Army’s Western Command. In this, the Lieutenant General said that we demand a fair investigation in this matter in a transparent and time bound manner.
He said that strict action should be taken against the accused policemen. At the same time, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that those who attacked the serving army officer will be taken strict action. The DGP also said that he himself is the son of an army officer. It should not be made a battle of Punjab Police and Army.
Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa and DGP Gaurav Yadav in a joint press conference in Chandigarh, although both did not take questions from journalists in it.
High court also reprimanded Punjab Police ..
Asked the government- why not hand over the investigation to CBI Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath also filed a petition to hand over the investigation to the CBI in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The first hearing was held in the High Court on March 28 in the case. The High Court questioned the affidavit of SSP Nanak Singh of Patiala. The High Court asked why there was a delay in registering the FIR. When the police told the alert due to the peasant movement in this case, the High Court also demanded the details of all the FIRs registered in Patiala district from March 18 to 20.
After this, in the hearing again, the High Court said- Why not handed over the investigation to the CBI. Why the FIR was done on the unknown even after the identification of the officers who were assaulted. Why was there no arrest on the very first day. The High Court also asked what the policemen were doing at that place that day, were they on duty at that time. The next hearing of this case will be today.
Colonel’s wife talking to the media after meeting the Defense Minister.
Family met with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, said- not expecting Punjab Police Colonel’s family met Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on 31 March. After the meeting, Colonel’s wife Jaswinder Kaur said- the minister listened to us and assured us and asked to take appropriate action. We have demanded a CBI inquiry.
Colonel’s wife said- We are living in a state where a colonel was assaulted and an FIR was registered after eight days in that case. SIT officials were replaced 4 times. In such a situation, the Punjab Police has to remove its own officials. What should we expect from Punjab Police.
On 1 April, the SIT arrived for investigation, giving information about the case.
April 1: SIT reached Patiala, gathered evidence SIT officials reached Patiala on 1 April (Tuesday). Here he went to the spot. The four -member SIT headed by ADGP AS Rai examined the facts. SIT collected documents related to CCTV footage and action. ADGP AS Rai said that CCTV footage and documentary evidence have been collected. Camera footage is sent to lab for checking. Now the victims and the accused will record the statements of the party. Eyewitnesses are also looking for SIT case.