Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Punjab Police reconstitutes SIT under supervision of Anti-Gangster Task Force head

The Punjab Police reconstituted the special investigation team (SIT) probing the murder of singer Sidhu Moose Wala under the supervision of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF).

The Punjab Police on Wednesday reconstituted the special investigation team (SIT), probing the killing of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, under the supervision of the head of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) to expedite investigations into the murder case, officials said.

Additional Director General of Police Pramod Ban is the head of the AGTF.

Now, the six-member SIT (earlier it had three members) will have a new chairman, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jaskaran Singh, and two new members, including Assistant Inspector General AGTF Gurmeet Singh Chauhan and Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora.

Mansa SP (Investigation) Dharamveer Singh, Bathinda DSP (Investigation) Vishawajeet Singh and In-charge of CIA Mansa Prithipal Singh are the three existing members of the SIT.

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In his fresh order, Director General of Police V K Bhawra stated that the SIT shall conduct the investigation on a day-to-day basis, arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime, and on completion of investigation, a police report shall be submitted to the court of competent jurisdiction.

The SIT can co-opt any other police officer and take the assistance of any expert/officer, with approval of the DGP, the order further reads.