As the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected former Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini’s petition for anticipatory bail, he has now moved to the Supreme court.
The SIT is already conducting raids in Chandigarh and Hoshiarpur to nab Saini. If his appeal in the Supreme Court fails, Saini will have no choice but to surrender in the Balwant Multani case.
Once he is arrested, it is also likely that Saini begins facing more heat in the Behbal Kalan firing case as well.
The case also has the potential of politically harming the Badals as the allegation is that not just Saini, but Sukhbir Badal was also responsible for the firing as the two of them were in close touch during the entire crisis.
But the significance of Saini’s case goes beyond politics. Saini would be the first top cop to be booked for abduction and murder, a major victory for those who have been fighting for justice of those killed in fake encounters or made to forcibly disappear in Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s.
Dal Khalsa launches poster campaign against Sumedh Saini
The Dal Khalsa on Wednesday launched search posters of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the district and announced that identical posters would be put up across the state.