Overview
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said no laxity will be tolerated in action against gangsters as he ordered the suspension.
- Official accounts describe the action as a response to failures in tackling organised crime and escalating extortion and firing cases.
- Sources cited by local media say the decision followed reports of delays and insufficient ground-level response to criminal gangs.
- AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, recently pledged during the Tarn Taran bypoll campaign to rid Punjab of gangster influence.
- The Election Commission earlier suspended Tarn Taran SSP Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal before voting, highlighting heightened scrutiny of policing.