CHANDIGARH/PATIALA, March 21
A case FIR No. 69 dated March 21, 2025 has been registered in Police Station Civil Lines, Patiala on the statement of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath as recorded on 14-03- 2025 regarding an unfortunate incident of assault by police officials which occurred on the intervening night of 13/14 March, 2025. The statement of Colonel Bath names the police officials who assaulted him and also gives the roles attributed to each person in the assault.
A High Level Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Sh. S.P.S. Parmar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police, Law & Order, Punjab, and, including Sh. Sandeep Malik, IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur and Sh. Manpreet Singh, PPS, Superintendent of Police, Rural, SAS Nagar has been constituted by the Director, Bureau of Investigation, Punjab for conducting investigations in a fair and expeditious manner. The SIT has been directed to conduct the investigation on day-to-day basis for collection of evidences and further legal proceedings, in order to ensure that the culprits are proceeded against as per law.
A Punjab Police spokesperson stated that instructions have been issued to DIG Patiala Range to immediately transfer the concerned police officials out of District Patiala, so that investigation can be conducted in a fair manner. The Spokesperson further added that all the 12 concerned police officials have been placed under suspension and Departmental Proceedings for major punishment have been initiated against them.
The Additional Director General of Police, Security, Punjab has been directed to provide adequate protection to the family of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath.
