SAD appeals to Haryana CM to register FIR against Punjab CM, police officers for manufacturing fake forensic reports

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday appealed to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to register an FIR against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the police officers who manufactured fake forensic reports solely to refute Sri Akal Takht Sahib and lower its dignity.

Addressing a press conference here, senior SAD leader Parambans Singh Romana said it was unfortunate that a case had been registered against only two persons concerned with laboratories whereas the fabrication and forgery were committed by senior Punjab Police officers.

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“Since the two laboratories concerned were not equipped to conduct an intricate examination of the video, the report was edited and finalized by the two officers – SP Jashandeep Singh and Ludhiana Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma. A case should be registered against both these officers.”

Asserting that the case was extremely sensitive and concerned the sentiments of the Sikh community, Romana said “it must be ascertained who got the reports prepared and who gave money to the accused to procure them.” He also called for the seizure of all phones, laptops, hard discs and other technical equipment in the possession of the two Punjab Police officers and their staff to get to the bottom of the case.

Stating that the case was a fit case of organized crime (also as per the sections of BNS in the FIR), the SAD leader said “it is condemnable that the Aam Aadmi Party government allowed government machinery as well as public funds to be used to procure fake forensic reports to give a clean chit to the Chief Minister.”

He said the entire modus operandi had been exposed by Jaspreet Singh Jassi who had been contacted by the police officers to procure the two false forensic reports. He said Jassi had given a statement describing how he had been pressured to commit this illegal act and how he was threatened with dire consequences, including elimination of his family members, if he did not comply as directed.

Giving further details of the case, Romana said, “The FIR was registered after due investigation by the ACP (Crime-1) in Gurgaon.” “This means a prima facie case was made out against the accused before the case was registered”.

He said it was also a matter of police record that the two laboratories had been roped in to prepare the fake reports were not recognized by the government and did not have the expertise to go in for complex facial recognition tests.

Romana also asked Finance Minister Harpal Cheema what he had to say in the matter now. He said Harpal Cheema had robustly defended the Chief Minister based on the fake reports and had even indulged in a drama of going to Special DGP Gaurav Yadav to get the issue probed but had suddenly fallen silent. “Even Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have gone silent indicating they do not want to defend the indefensible,” the Akali leader added.