Overview
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the suspension of SSP Maninder Singh and warned that no laxity would be tolerated in action against gangsters.
- Government sources said recent incidents and inputs from multiple agencies were reviewed before deciding to remove the 2019-batch IPS officer from duty.
- The Election Commission had on November 8 suspended Tarn Taran SSP Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal after an observer’s report cited serious lapses in impartial policing across several districts.
- A state-level report by Ferozepur Range DIG Harmanbir Singh Gill contradicted the ECI observer’s findings by exonerating Tarn Taran police and calling opposition complaints baseless.
- AAP retained the Tarn Taran seat in Friday’s bypoll as the government faced opposition criticism over law-and-order and leaders pledged a tougher crackdown on gangsters.