Six Chandigarh cops suspended for exchanging blows

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 26

The UT police have suspended six cops for exchanging blows near a night club in Sector 26 here after both teams reached there on getting information about suspects carrying illegal weapons.

Inspector Satvinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Neeraj and Constable Sanjay, all from the Crime Branch, SI Navin Kumar and constables Kavipal and Sompal, who were posted at the Sector 26 police station, have been suspended.

Show-cause notice

A show-cause notice has been issued to Inspector Harinder Sekhon, in-charge, Crime Branch, and Inspector Narinder Patial, SHO of the Sector 26 police station.

A show-cause notice has been issued to Inspector Harinder Sekhon, in-charge, Crime Branch, and Inspector Narinder Patial, SHO of the Sector 26 police station.

Police personnel from the Crime Branch and the Sector 26 police station had entered into a fight over verifying the persons who were suspected to have possessing illegal weapons. Both sides wanted to take suspects with them for verification, which led to an argument. It turned uglier after which cops exchanged blows.

Inspector Satvinder suffered hairline fracture on the nose and ASI Ramesh suffered a fracture on the hand. The incident brought ‘credit war’ to the fore.