Punjab and Haryana HC Quashes Dismissal Of DSP Over Lawrence Bishnoi Jail Interview
· India · NDTV
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the Punjab government order that dismissed DSP Sandhu, a Punjab Police officer, over his alleged role in allowing a televised interview of Lawrence Bishnoi inside a police station. A departmental probe had found that one of Bishnoi's televised interviews was conducted in September 2022 inside the Kharar police station in Mohali, where DSP Sandhu was present. The court has reinstated the officer after setting aside the dismissal, though the specific reasoning in the ruling has not been detailed in the available reporting. The case stems from the controversy over how the gangster was able to give media interviews while in custody.
Why it matters
The ruling restores the career of a senior Punjab Police officer and raises fresh questions over how gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was able to give televised interviews from police custody. It also puts a spotlight on accountability procedures within Punjab's police force and the handling of high-profile organised crime figures.
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