Punjab: HC directs trial court to defer proclaimed offender proceeding of suspended cop Raj Jit by a week

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He was dismissed by the state government on drug charges and is also facing a vigilance bureau probe into assets allegedly amassed by him..

The plea alleges factionalism in the Punjab Police and claims Hundal is being made a "scapegoat" in a tug of war between two factions...

Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings of declaring sacked police officer Raj Jit Singh Hundal a proclaimed offender for a week.o)..

The bench was hearing the petition moved by Hundal seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into cases where his role and allegations against the former assistant inspector general (AIG) is being investigated..

It is a matter of grave concern that the factionalism in the Punjab Police had stooped to the lowest level, it alleges adding that he was being made a scapegoat in the tug of war between two factions of the state police..

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