The arrest warrant in opposition to Sumedh Singh Saini was issued on September 12 (File)
Chandigarh:
Former Punjab Director-Common of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini as we speak appeared earlier than a Mohali courtroom, looking for the withdrawal of an arrest warrant in opposition to him and mentioned he is able to be a part of the investigation within the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani disappearance case.
The courtroom issued a discover to the Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) of the Punjab Police, looking for its reply, and glued September 30 as the following date of listening to.
The previous DGP, alongside together with his counsel, appeared within the courtroom of Judicial Justice of the Peace (First Class) Ravinder Kaur, mentioned Particular Public Prosecutor Sartej Singh Narula.
Sumedh Singh Saini mentioned in his utility that the Supreme Courtroom has granted him interim safety from arrest within the case and the non-bailable warrant issued in opposition to him be withdrawn.
Sumedh Singh Saini additionally mentioned he was “prepared and prepared” to seem earlier than the investigating company and cooperate as and when required.
The previous state police chief filed the applying two days after he failed to seem earlier than the SIT for investigation on the Mataur police station in Mohali.
The arrest warrant in opposition to him was issued by the courtroom of Judicial Justice of the Peace (First Class) Ravtesh Inderjit Singh on September 12.
The courtroom had then directed the police to supply Sumedh Singh Saini by September 25.
The previous DGP was charged in Could in reference to the disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani, a junior engineer with Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Company.
The police had final month added homicide cost below Part 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) within the case after former Chandigarh Police Inspector Jagir Singh and ex-ASI Kuldeep Singh, who’re additionally co-accused-turned-approvers.
Sumedh Singh Saini, a 1982-batch IPS officer, was the youngest DGP within the nation when he was appointed because the state police chief in 2012.
He was faraway from the put up in 2015 after protests erupted following desecration of non secular texts. Sumedh Singh Saini retired in 2018.
Balwant Singh Multani, a resident of Mohali, was picked by the police after a terrorist assault on Sumedh Singh Saini, who was then the senior superintendent of police in Chandigarh.
Later, it was claimed that Balwant Singh Multani, son of a former IAS officer, had escaped from the custody of the Qadian police in Gurdaspur.
Sumedh Singh Saini and 6 others had been charged on the grievance of Balwant Multani’s brother Palwinder Singh Multani, a resident of Jalandhar.
Initially, the case was registered in opposition to them for legal conspiracy, inflicting disappearance of proof of offence, voluntarily causes harm, wrongful confinement and kidnapping or abducting with a purpose to homicide of the IPC.
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