Chandigarh: Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal appeared before the SIT of Punjab Police in Chandigarh on Tuesday in connection with Behbal Kalan shooting case. He went from Akali Dal’s office in Chandigarh to appear before the SIT. During this, veteran Akali leaders including Bikram Majithia were present with him.

He will be questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Punjab Police IG Naunihal Singh. Sukhbir Badal was the Deputy CM of Punjab at the time of firing in Behbal Kalan. The Home Department was also handling the same. Two people were killed in this firing. The SIT wants to know who gave the orders for firing on the Sikhs protesting against the sacrilege.

Firing case, 2 Sikhs were killed

On 1 June 2015, the holy ‘Saroop’ of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from Gurdwara Sahib in Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village, about five km from Bargadi, Punjab. In protest against this, Sikhs were demonstrating in village Behbal Kalan on Kotkapura Chowk and Kotkapura-Bathinda Road.

On 14 October 2015, the Punjab Police opened fire on protesters. Two people had died in this incident. The dead included Gurjit Singh, a resident of village Saranwa and Krishna Bhagwan Singh, a resident of Behbal Khurd. In this case, the Insaaf Morcha is also going on a continuous sit-in in Behbal Kalan for justice.

Will appear before the second SIT on September 14

Sukhbir Badal has also been summoned in the Kotkapura shooting incident. He will appear before the SIT headed by ADGP LK Yadav on September 14. Sukhbir was called by this SIT on August 30. However, he claimed that he didn’t get the summons and went on to appear in the Zira court in the case of blocking the highway. After which the SIT called him on 14 September.

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Chandigarh: The Behbal firing case was heard in the court of Special Judge Rajiv Kalra. All the other accused besides former Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini were personally present in the court on the occasion. Further action could not be taken in the Behbal firing incident as the challan for the Kotkapura firing incident did not come to the court. The court has fixed the matter for further hearing on August 20.

As per the orders of the High Court, the trial in the Kotkapura and Behbal firing incident is to be held in a uniform manner. The court has therefore directed the Special Investigation Team to produce challans in the court in connection with the Pulwama firing incident as well.

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Chandigarh: Citing that some legal tangles delaying the investigation in 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing, the Punjab government on Sunday said that the investigation will be completed in this matter.

The five-member delegation of lawyers from the Punjab advocate general’s office led by additional AG Santokh Inder Singh held talks and sought three months’ time to conclude the ongoing probe from the family members of the victims and Sikh organisations.

Meanwhile, agitators agreed to the proposal but announced to continue with their protest at the police firing incident site at Behbal Kalan till Justice is not delivered.

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Chandigarh: After more than three months of continuous peaceful protest in Faridkot, the kin of Behbal Kalan firing victim and some Sikh organisations blocked National Highway at the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway today, seeking justice in the 2015 desecration cases and subsequent police firing incident

The protesters sat on a dharna by erecting tents on a portion of the highway.

Apart from the victim’s family, Sikh organisations, former Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu also participated in the protest.

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