BATHINDA: Superintendent of Police (SP) Gurvinder Singh Sanga has been placed on leave. He was on duty on January 5, 2022, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s convoy’s security was breached in Ferozepur. As the SP of Ferozepur, Gurvinder Sanga was in charge at the time of the incident. After the event, a thorough investigation was started, and the case from the previous year is currently being handled. The Punjab DGP’s report states that Gurvinder Singh Sanga has been suspended due to neglect of duty. Then, Gurvinder Singh was part of Ferozepur’s SP Operation. At the moment, Gurvinder Singh is assigned to Bathinda.”
The Supreme Court said in August that the five-member committee appointed by it has said that Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty, though sufficient forces were available during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit on January 5.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said while reading from the committee’s report that the committee headed by a former top court judge, Justice Indu Malhotra, said there should be an oversight committee for periodic revision of ‘Blue Book’.
“The Ferozepur SSP failed to discharge his duty to maintain law and order. He failed to do this even though sufficient force was available and even though he was informed two hours in advance that the Prime Minister would enter that route,” it said.
The Prime Minister was stuck atop a flyover for 15-20 minutes while on his way to Ferozpur, Punjab, in January 2022 due to the road being blocked by some protesters. The Ministry of Home Affairs termed it a “major lapse” in his security.
