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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Action against cops initiated, HC told


Chandigarh, November 9
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today heard that the Punjab Police has initiated action against Punjab Police officers, who took a U-turn in the fake currency case involving retired Senior Superintendent of Police Gurcharan Singh Pherurai.
In an affidavit, Punjab Principal Secretary, Department of Home Affairs and Justice, D S Bains, said: “Every efforts will be made to finalise the action expeditiously within four months”. The affidavit added: “Jarnail Singh, ASI, is on intermediate course at Phillaur. A departmental inquiry against him is pending and same will be pronounced further on his joining after completion of the said course.”
A case against Pherurai was registered on September 23, 2002, on charges of corruption. He, however, was acquitted after witnesses turned hostile. The principal secretary added a charge-sheet has also been issued to the DSP Harjit Singh on November 2.
Show-cause notices for dismissal from service have been issued to Sub Inspector Mohammad Jameel, and constable Jasvir Singh. A departmental inquiry which was ordered against Inspector Mahinder Kumar and is being conducted by Bathinda SSP.

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