The Punjab government on Wednesday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the investigation into two FIRs filed in connection with the two interviews of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi will be completed. He said it would take another three months.
Human Rights Commission Director-General Prabodh Kumar, who is in charge of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), asked the High Court Justices Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Kirti Singh to examine witnesses and analyze technical devices. He said the SIT would take three months to complete its investigation. investigation.
The court had taken note of two interviews conducted while the gangster was in prison and had launched a mandatory defense in November 2023. The interviews were aired on March 14 and March 17, 2023, and following the directions of the High Court, Punjab Police registered an FIR against the two in December 2023.
A two-member committee constituted in March 2023 comprising the Special DGP (STF) and Additional Commissioner of Police (Prisons) could not conclusively determine whether the interrogation took place in Punjab or elsewhere. The High Court then intervened.
Additionally, the Punjab Police informed the court that live wire fencing has been installed in six prisons in the province and work is underway in 10 other facilities. “Other measures are being taken to strengthen security at the prison,” the state attorney general told the court, seeking time to submit a report in this regard.
These updates were provided in response to a court directive issued on December 23, which called for a timeline for increased security in prisons and stated that “violations in prison security violate national law and order.” “We called on the government to consider this issue as a top priority in order to make an impact.” state. ” The court adjourned the matter until March 21.