Faridkot/ Chandigarh: The Punjab police (on Oct. 21) announced to have registered an FIR regarding Oct. 14 police firing at village Behbal Kalan. A press release issued by the police (see below) did not disclose that whether police personnel responsible for the firing have been named in the FIR or not.
Notably, two Sikhs – Bhai Krishan Bhagwan Singh (Niamiwala) and Bhai Gurjeet Singh (Sarawan) were killed and several others were injured in the police firing.
The police had registered an FIR (no. 129, dated: 14 Oct. at PS Bakakhana) against Sikh demonstrators, who were sitting on a local/link road (leading to village Behbal Kalan), on October 14. A copy of this FIR is available on the website of Faridkot police. This case was later withdrawn by the police on orders of Punjab Home Minister and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal.
However even after two days of announcement regarding registration of an FIR against the police personnel, the Faridkot police has not uploaded the concerned FIR (no. 130, dated: October 21, Police station Bajakhana) on official website.
Sikh sangat and Sikh organizations have already declared that nothing less than by name FIR against culprit police and civl officials (who ordered firing and who actually fired at the Sikhs) under murder charges will be acceptable.
UPDATE: Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) last check the website of Faridkot police for copy of aforesaid FIR (no. 130/2015 at PS Bajakhana) on October 23, 2015 at 14:12 HRS IST, but the FIR was not available there.
Punjab Police press release (dated Oct. 21) announcing registration of FIR reads as follows:
Police Department Press Note Chandigarh, October 21: On 14.10.15 two persons died in Police firing at Village Behbal Kalan Distt. Faridkot. The police party was headed by Shri Charanjit Singh the then SSP/Moga. Shri Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, IPS, ADGP-cum-Director, Bureau of Investigation has ordered for the registration of a case u/ss 302/307/34 IPC and 25/27/54/59 Arms Act to be investigated under the supervision of the SIT headed by Shri Sahota. Accordingly, case FIR No.130 dated 21.10.2015 has been registered at Police Station Bajakhana, district Faridkot. The SIT headed by Shri Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota will supervise the investigation of the case to ensure that the guilty are brought to book and ensure that complete justice is done. Police Spokesperson