Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh has demanded handing over of the Nabha jailbreak case to the CBI, alleging a deep-rooted conspiracy, “which has deepened” with the arrest of Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Singh Mintoo.
“Since the Punjab Police DGP, Suresh Arora, has already admitted to conspiracy and connivance in the matter, the case should not be probed by the Punjab Police and handed over to CBI for an independent investigation,” he said.
Amarinder Singh also accused the ruling Akalis of “resorting to communal polarisation when faced with imminent defeat”.
“The jail break incident also pointed to such an attempt by the state government,” he alleged in a statement here.
Reacting to the arrest of Mintoo less than 24 hours after he dramatically escaped from Nabha jail in Patiala district along with five others yesterday, Amarinder warned against allowing the matter to be pushed under the carpet with the arrest of Mintoo, and called for a thorough probe.