Chandigarh, January 29 (Doaba News Service)- Capt Amarinder Singh is approaching the Supreme Court in the Amritsar Improvement Trust matter. The hearing on his petition for quashing the FIR lodged by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau was adjourned by Justice MMS Bedi of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The hearing was deferred after the counsel of petitioner said his client was approaching the Apex Court for adjudication of the issue, whether despite interim order by the SC, the Bureau could proceed with filing of challan in the case before the trial court. The case now stands adjourned till February ...
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Chandigarh, January 16 (DNS)- The police probe into alleged rape case going on against Amarinder Singh has so far revealed that the matter is turning out to be a case of implication. The complainant is still untraceable and preliminary enquiry by the police indicates that she was threatened to make a statement against the former Chief Minister of Punjab. The enquiry has also revealed that the organiser of the press conference, where the allegations of rape were levelled, Shamsher Singh Jagera, is an accused in a rape case registered way back in 2003 at Ludhiana. To top it all, he has “refused to join the enquiry”. In a report submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Ludhiana’s SSP Sukchain Singh Gill has asserted that “despite best efforts” the complainant could not be traced. But, her sister and mother were associated with the enquiry. The complainant’s mother told the police that on November 15 last, the purported victim called her up. She said her statement was “recorded in the press against Amarinder Singh”. Elaborating, the complainant said she was “threatened that, in case she did not make the statement against the ex-Chief Minister, her family ...
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