Police suspend 2 ASIs ‘missing’ with Rs 6.66Cr

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police have suspended two absconding assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) Joginder Singh and Rajpreet Singh, they have been a part of the Khanna police raid on the premises of Father Anthony Madassery on March 29 in Jalandhar by which Rs 6.66 crore had allegedly long gone lacking. The police have additionally issued glance out circular (LOC) towards them and civilian informer Surinder Singh of Pathankot whose data had led to the police raid, said Patiala SSP Mandeep Singh Sidhu. He added that alert has been sounded at all airports across the country. Surinder had additionally long gone lacking with the two ASIs.

Punjab police’s crime branch had on Friday registered an FIR towards the entire three absconders under phase 406 (criminal breach of believe), phase 34 (criminal act accomplished by way of several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and the prevention of corruption Act at Mohali police station. After raids on his premises in Jalandhar, though the Christian priest had claimed that Rs 16.32 crore have been seized by way of the Khanna police from his residence but the police raiding staff and most effective shown a restoration of Rs nine.66 crore. The Khanna police raid had raised several questions on the process adopted by way of the police staff. The Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday instructed the chief election commissioner to reserve an unbiased probe into the “loot” of Rs 6.65 crore by way of Khanna police staff from the Christian priest’s residence. The SAD alleged that this money may well be misused by way of the Congress birthday celebration and its leaders within the forthcoming parliamentary polls. SAD senior vp and previous minister Daljit Singh Cheema said it used to be necessary to find out the place the money path led