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Under Pa's govt, police finds case against Sukhbir wrong,
but court digs in
WSN Network

FARIDKOT: Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh badal, known for his brash ways and a more brusque style before he became party chief, is in trouble because of some unfinished chapters he left behind. A court in Faridcourt has now refused to accept the cancellation report of the district police in a case of assault and robbery against Sukhbir Singh Badal after the complainant lodged a protest.

A case under Sections 392, 323 and 120-B of IPC had been registered by the Kotkapura city police in June 2006 following directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a writ filed by Naresh Sehgal, a journalist who was allegedly assaulted while clicking photographs of irregularities being committed in the last parliamentary election.

A similar case at Kotkapura was also filed by one Ajay Verma, a photographer, who had claimed that he was slapped by Sukhbir. Not so long ago, Ajay Verma was cajoled to stay silent, thanks to some proactive lobbying by Sukhbir's friends. Verma now works with Amar Ujala newspaper in Chandigarh.

After SAD-BJP came to power, the Punjab government constituted a committee that recommended to the Home Department to scrap the case against Sukhbir Badal, claiming that it was filed on political consideration.

While seeking permission for reinvestigation, a petition was filed by the government on the ground that inadvertently two challans had been filed for a single incident. The court accepted the plea and allowed a fresh challan.

Claiming that the allegations during reinvestigation were found false, the police filed a cancellation report of the case against Badal in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, which summoned the complainant to record his statement today. Opposing the cancellation of his case, Naresh Sehgal and an eyewitness reiterated the allegations.

On the request of the defence counsel, the court adjourned the hearing for August 18 for the cross-examination of Sehgal.

28 July, 2008
 

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