Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 8

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Kotkapura police firing incident today questioned ex-SAD MLA Mantar Singh Brar besides former SSP Charanjit Sharma regarding the sequence of events leading to the firing in October 2015 on a mob protesting sacrilege incidents.

Suspended IG PS Umaranangal, Gurcharan Singh, former OSD to then Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, VK Meena (IAS and then DC, Faridkot) and ex-SSP Sukhmandar Singh Mann also appeared before the probe panel. The SIT led by ADGP LK Yadav with IG Rakesh Aggarwal and DIG Surjit Singh as members questioned Brar and Sharma for several hours. It has been alleged that Brar was in the thick of the tense situation. It is also alleged that Brar was in touch with then CM Parkash Singh Badal besides senior police and civil officials on the latest updates on the protest site.