Overview

• SSP Sandeep Mehta suspended selection grade constable Mohammad Zia and attached him to District Police Lines pending the probe.
• A departmental inquiry led by a senior officer has been ordered with a fortnight deadline to examine the alleged assault.
• The investigation will also scrutinize the conduct of then-Thathri Station House Officer DySP Afeer Jaleel for potential supervisory failings.
• VDG member Balbeer Singh was hospitalized with bruises after he says he fired warning shots before being summoned to the Premnagar outpost where he was beaten.
• Police have warned that anyone found guilty of wrongdoing in the case will face strict legal action under district guidelines.