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Supreme Court inquiry committee taking stock of Pyareana flyover.
The Supreme Court team reached Ferozepur to investigate the lapse in the security of PM Narendra Modi in Punjab. During this, the team saw the flyover of Pyarayana village of Ferozepur, on which the PM’s convoy had stopped on 5 January. He checked both sides of the flyover. He also talked to the people present there regarding the incident. Apart from this, the officers engaged in the security of the PM were also questioned. The team was headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra. Along with Justice Malhotra, DGP Chandigarh, IG of National Investigation Agency (NIA), ADGP Security of Punjab and Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court are also involved in the investigation. The complete record related to PM’s visit has already reached the committee.
Retired Justice Indu Malhotra
The matter of security lapse was raised on January 5
PM Narendra Modi had come to Punjab to address an election rally in Ferozepur. He could not travel by air due to bad weather. After this he left Bathinda’s Bhisiana airport by road, but got a highway block near Pyareana village in Firozpur. He stayed on the flyover for about 20 minutes and then his convoy returned. There he told the officers of Punjab ‘Thank your Chief Minister that I have been able to return alive till Bathinda Airport’. Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry said that there has been a lapse in the security of the PM.
Center and Punjab were investigating separately, Supreme Court rejected
After the security lapse of the PM, the Center and Punjab started separate investigations. Punjab formed a committee of retired Justice Mehtab Singh Gill and Home Secretary Anurag Verma. At the same time, the Center also formed an inquiry committee headed by the Security Secretary along with Intelligence Bureau and SPG officers. The Central Committee also started investigation. Then the matter reached the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed both the committees. After which a joint inquiry committee was formed under the leadership of retired Justice Indu Malhotra.
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