PM Modi’s security breach | Supreme Court stays ongoing inquiries, proposes to set up panel headed by ex-SC judge
The Hindu
The top court was hearing the plea of an organisation seeking a thorough investigation into the breach in Prime Minister Modi’s security in Punjab to ensure there is no such event in the future
The Supreme Court on January 10 said it will form a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to conduct a time-bound and independent inquiry into the circumstances that led to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy being stuck for several minutes on a flyover in Punjab on January 5.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana indicated that ongoing inquiries by both the Punjab and Centre would have to stop for the time being.
The top court said its committee will submit a report within a specified time after examining the records on the security arrangements, which have already been seized by the Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court as per its orders on January 7.