http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071207/main6.htm
Patiala , December 6
One deputy superintendent of police (DSP), a sub-Inspector, a retired assistant sub-inspector and three constables have been found guilty in a case of custodial death of Balbir Singh, by the court of additional sessions judge Kuldip Singh. Sentence will however, be announced by the judge on Friday after hearing the defence counsel.
DSP Rajinder Pal Singh Anand, former ASI Rajpal Singh, SI Jagdev Singh, now posted at Khanna, and constables Darshan Singh, Vinod Kumar and Mohinder Singh were detained by the police immediately after the Judge pronounced them guilty in the case.
The DSP, who was posted at Nabha as inspector and in charge of the CIA staff Nabha, and others were booked 1997 following a CBI probe in a case related to custodial death of Balbir Singh, a resident of Baroh village.
Balbir Singh was detained by the Nabha police in 1995 on the basis of allegations he had stolen some utensils from the village gurdwara. Balbir Singh, however, was later found dead in a canal. The police had claimed Balbir Singh who, was being taken for the recovery of the stolen articles, had jumped off the vehicle in which he was travelling along with other police officials.
The family of the deceased however, filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and challenged the police theory. They alleged Balbir Singh died in police custody. The Punjab and Haryana High court had ordered a CBI probe into the matter.
The CBI in its investigations found the police officials guilty and had framed charges against them under Section 302 of the IPC in 1997.
The police officials have been found guilty at a time when Anand was posted at Nabha and this time as DSP.
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