Ferozepur, July 17, 2018: Former SSP Surjit Singh Grewal – one of the four officials involved for harassing Patwari during 2012 and registration of fake case – who was in Patiala jail in case of keeping property than the declared sources - was today brought to Ferozepur on Protection Warrant and produced in the court of Mahesh Kumar, who remanded him for one days’ police custody.
At the time of producing the ex- SSP in the court, the Patwari Union led by state leader Harmit Vidyarathi assembled outside the court complex and shouted slogans against the accused demanding the arrest of all accused of highhandedness with Mohan Singh Patwari.
According to Mohan Singh, after two years of his asking for Rs.20 government fee from Shiv Kumar Sharma, former SSP for giving the revenue document, he was picked up from his residence on February 18, 2012 in connivance with Surjit Singh Grewal, the then SSP Jalandhar, Jaspal Singh the then SSP Ferozepur, Banarsi Dass Inspector Vigilance, Ishwar Singh and Surinderpal Singh Virk and involved in fake paddy scam in village Mallwanwala, by forging the statement of one Ravinder Singh. Later on, I was harassed by Surjit Singh Grewal in police custody.
When the investigation was marked to Chairman Pollution Board, K.S.Pannu, all the five police officials were found guilty of the charges. The case was registered on August 23, 2012, and Raghbir Singh was appointed as IO to look into the case. The case was weakened by reducing the Sections of IPC against Banarsi Dass.
With the coming of Capt government in power, Mohan Singh submitted another application on May 13, 2017, and the investigation was further marked to IG Gurinder Singh Dhillon and on his investigation a case was registered under Sections 377, 506, 511, 295A, 195 IPC and 120B by establishing the charges against the police officials.
Today, one of the alleged accused Surjit Singh Grewal was produced in the court which remanded in one days’ police custody. He will be produced against in the court on Wednesday.
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