Youth’s ‘torture’: 2 cops suspended

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 12

Commissioner of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill on Wednesday suspended two cops of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) following suicide by a youth on Tuesday who was allegedly tortured during police interrogation. The suspended officers are SI Palwinder Singh and ASI Surinder Singh of the CIA staff. The Police Commissioner also marked an inquiry to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar in this regard.

30-year-old Sandip Bhatia committed suicide after interrogation by the CIA branch of the police on Tuesday. Family members and activists of the SAD, led by Talbir Singh Gill, staged a protest outside the B Division police station by putting the body outside the police station late evening yesterday. Talbir Singh Gill, in-charge of the south constituency of the SAD, alleged that the police had tortured and humiliated him without any reason, following which he committed suicide. They were demanding action against the guilty officers.