SAD questions police claims about Johal

Chandigarh, November 23

The SAD today raised doubts over the claims of the Punjab Police about the involvement of a British national in targeted killings in the state and asked the Congress government to give evidence to prove his complicity.

The UK citizen, Jagtar Singh Johal, alias Jaggi, was among five accused arrested in connection with targeted killings, including that of RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja. The Punjab Police had claimed that it had “sufficient” evidence to prove the complicity of Johal in the targeted killings.

“We have doubts about the Jagtar Singh Johal case. Nobody is able to digest the kind of stories presented by the Punjab Police. Their claims appeared to be untrue,” SAD vice-president and Lok Sabha MP Prem Singh Chandumajra said here today.

He said the case was also raised in Britain following reports that Johal was “tortured” in custody. “If somebody has raised suspicions ... then the state government should come forward and clear such doubts,” he said.

It was important that culprits should be put behind bars. But at the same time, the state government should also ensure that no innocent was punished, the MP said. — PTI