Overview
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann wrote to British Deputy High Commissioner Alba Smeriglio requesting original audio and video recordings and related trial documents.
- The request cites plans for academic study, digital preservation, and public display at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Heritage Complex in Khatkar Kalan.
- The letter says the materials are reportedly preserved in a Scottish museum or legal-archive institution, with custodianship not independently verified in the reports.
- Punjab designated Dr Abhinav Trikha of the tourism and cultural affairs department as the nodal official for coordination and procedural documentation.
- Officials previously engaged UK legal contacts in December 2025 after receiving indications that rare footage may exist, including possible links to Scotland Yard.