Bir Devinder seeks CBI probe into Pinki case

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 25

Former Deputy Speaker Bir Devinder Singh today sought a CBI probe into the controversy surrounding the reinstatement and later withdrawal of the orders of controversial former policeman Gurmeet Singh Pinki.

In a statement issued here today, he said that if CM Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Badal were speaking the truth that they were not aware of the developments just below their nose then the governance in state certainly needed a review.

He said to maintain public trust, a CBI probe in the murky case of the former police cat was a must. A departmental inquiry by the ADGP would just be an “eyewash”.

Victim’s father writes to Chief Minister 

Ludhiana: Amrik Singh, father of Avtar Singh Gola, who was shot by police cat Gurmeet Singh Pinki in 2001, has written an open letter to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, seeking justice. He said even though he had been running from pillar to post for the past 15 years, he failed to get justice. Amrik said he had already approached the High Court when Pinki was released prematurely.