Kapurthala: Kapurthala police said today that
they have suspended four policemen, including a sub-inspector,
for security lapse during the visit of Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh to an Army cantonment here on Wednesday night.
Kapurthala SSP Sandeep Sharma said the four policemen
were on a vehicle ahead of the police pilot, and the driver of
their vehicle was driving rashly, ignoring the instructions of
DSP (Detective) Sohan Lal, who was commanding Singh's convoy.
The SSP said over phone that this created confusion and
the chief minister's convoy could not find way for a while to
come out of the cantonment situated on the Kapurthala Hamira
road.
Sharma said the confusion was resolved soon with other
police officers making a headway to come out of the cantonment
area.
Singh on Wednesday evening visited the Army cantonment to
participate in the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Sikh
Regiment.
He had made a brief stopover at the residence of Punjab
Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh here before
attending the event.
