Punjab suspends 7 cops, files charge sheet over breach in Modi’s security

Chandigarh Sangha was posted in Ferozepur as SP operations when Modi was stranded for half an hour on a flyover when he was travelling by road from Bathinda airport to Ferozepur on January 5, 2022. The Punjab government has suspended seven policemen, including a superintendent of police, and filed a charge sheet against them over dereliction of duty in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach during a visit to the state last year, official orders and people aware of the matter said. According to an order issued by the state home department on November 22, Bathinda SP Gurbinder Singh Sangha was placed under suspension with immediate effect along with two DSP-rank officers— Parson Singh and Jagdish Kumar, inspectors Jatinder Singh and Balwinder Singh, sub-inspector Jaswant Singh and assistant sub-inspector Ramesh Kumar. READ | PM security breach: 6 months on, no action against former Punjab chief secretary, ex-DGP Sangha was posted in Ferozepur as SP operations when Modi was stranded for half an hour on a flyover when he was travelling by road from Bathinda airport to Ferozepur on January 5, 2022. READ | Breach at Karnataka event as teen tries to garland PM Modi “A report dated October 18, 2023, was submitted by the director general of Punjab Police in connection with the security breach during Modi’s visit wherein the DGP made remarks that Gurbinder Singh, then SP, operations, did not perform his duty properly,” states the order by home secretary Gurkirat Kirpal about Sangha’s suspension.