New Turn to Mohan Sheron Torture Case: DSP among 4 Police officers removed
Babushahi Bureau
Sangrur (Punjab), September 5, 2026: The Punjab Government has taken administrative action against four police officials in connection with the case of Mohanjit Singh of Sheron village, who has alleged that he was subjected to custodial torture after being detained by the police.
The action comes days after Singh was taken into police custody on September 2, following allegations that he had displayed a black flag and raised slogans during Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Lok Milni programme at Sheron village, held as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign.
According to the orders issued by the Punjab Police, DSP Harvinder Singh, who was posted as DSP (SD), Sunam, Sangrur, has been transferred to the 1st CDO Battalion, Bahadurgarh, Patiala, against a vacant post. The transfer has been ordered on “administrative grounds” with immediate effect.
The Police Establishment Committee order directs DSP Harvinder Singh to be relieved immediately and report at his new place of posting by September 6.
In a separate order issued by the SSP, Sangrur, three other police officials have been transferred to Police Lines, Sangrur, with immediate effect. They are Inspector Parteek Jindal, SHO, Police Station City Sunam; Sub-Inspector Baljit Singh, SHO, Police Station Cheema; and ASI Harpreet Singh, In-Charge, ZP City Sunam.
The administrative action follows allegations made by Mohanjit Singh that he was subjected to custodial torture, including electric shocks, and was forcibly made to consume drugs while in police custody. These allegations have triggered strong political reactions and demands for an independent investigation.
Opposition leaders, including Punjab Assembly Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, visited Singh at Sangrur Civil Hospital and sought action against the police officials allegedly involved.
Bajwa and Warring have separately approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking an independent and time-bound inquiry into the allegations. The Council of Lawyers has also written to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking suo motu cognisance of the matter.
Meanwhile, the Sangrur police have ordered a departmental inquiry into the allegations.
The police have maintained that Singh was detained as a preventive measure and said that no fresh injury marks were found during his medical examination before he was produced before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM). Police have also stated that several cases under serious sections of law had previously been registered against Singh.
The latest transfers mark the first significant administrative action against police officials following the allegations surrounding Singh’s detention and have brought renewed focus on accountability and the conduct of police personnel involved in the case.