2015 Kotkapura police firing: Faridkot court allows Sukhbir to travel abroad
Hindustan TimesA Faridkot court has permitted Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, an accused in the 2015 post-sacrilege police firing incident in Kotkapura, to travel abroad from June 13 to July 7. Meanwhile, former DIG Amar Singh Chahal and former Kotkapura SHO Gurdeep Pander appeared in the court while other accused sought exemption on Wednesday. The court had directed Sukhbir to furnish an unconditional bank guarantee of ₹50 lakh in the form of surety, which was submitted on June 12, along with a copy of his passport and a sealed envelope with details of his visit. The court also asked Sukhbir to disclose his contact number, if any, and e-mail address on which he could be contacted during his stay abroad and he shall also disclose the address in which the applicant would be staying during the said period.