Taking sou moto notice to the sensational reports pertaining to the death of a young lady constable in Johdan Police station under mysterious circumstances, the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission on Wednesday directed the State Bureau of Investigation (BoI) Director to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.
The reports regarding death of a lady constable indicated “serious foul play” which needed to be probed, said Commission’s chairman Rajesh Bagha.
He said taking sou moto notice of these reports, the Full Commission has decided to refer this issue to the BoI director with the instructions to constitute a SIT and complete the investigation within stipulated period and submit the report before the Commission on July 22.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, the BoI has been asked to constitute SIT comprising three police officers of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Superintendent of Police (SP) and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
SIT will submit the two copies of the report before the Commission, he added.