Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Kotkapura firing case.

This is his second appearance in a month. In 2015, the Kotkapura police had opened fire on a mob protesting against the sacrilege case. Sukhbir Badal was the deputy chief minister in the SAD-BJP government at that time and also held the home portfolio.

He was accompanied by senior leaders including Bikram Singh Majithia, Diljit Cheema and many others.

Earlier, the SIT had summoned Badal on September 6 and questioned him for over three hours in connection with the Behbal Kalan firing case.

The Special Investigation Team headed by ADGP L K Yadav is probing both the incidents of firing.

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Chandigarh: The SIT probing the Kotkapura firing incident today questioned former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini for four and a half hours.

ADGP LK Yadav heads the SIT. Saini had not complied with the two summons sent earlier citing engagements. He was questioned on various aspects related to the Kotkapura firing incident.

The investigation team is trying to find out if the police were wrong in firing on a mob protesting the series of sacrilege incidents in October 2015.

They are also investigating the angle that who ordered the shooting orders. “Saini has been questioned to ascertain the facts that weather the decision taken by the police and administrative officials on the spot or was the order of DGP Saini or the then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, are being investigated,” a senior official said.

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