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Punjab Police reconstitutes SIT to expedite probe into Sidhu Moose Wala killing

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Punjab Police reconstitutes SIT to probe into Moose Wala killing (Photo: ANI)

The Director-General of Punjab Police, VK Bhawra on Wednesday reconstituted a six-membered Special Investigation Team (SIT) to expedite the investigations in Sidhu Moose Wala Murder case.

The six-membered investigative team will comprise the Inspector General of Police PAP Jaskaran Singh, Additional Inspector General of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Mansa Gaurav Toora, SP Investigation Mansa Dharamveer Singh, DSP Investigation Bathinda Vishawajeet Singh and Incharge CIA Mansa Prithipal Singh, under the supervision of Additional DGP of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Pramod Ban.

Earlier SIT had three members.

The DGP in its fresh orders, stated, "the SIT shall conduct the investigation on a day-to-day basis, arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime, and on completion of investigation, police report under section 173 of Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPCN) shall be submitted in the court of competent jurisdiction."

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