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Sex scandal probe shifted to CIA
Aman Sood
Tribune News Service
Patiala, March 8
Perturbed over the slow pace of investigation and failure of the police to recover the missing girl from Patiala, despite the recovery of pistol, love letters and porn clips of some Punjab girls from the accused, the investigations into the infamous sex scandal spread in many cities of Punjab has been transferred to the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA).
Sources in the Police Department confirmed that police teams and raid parties had been despatched to various parts of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to arrest the other accused in the case.
The accused were running a sex racket from a beauty parlour in Bathinda where the parlour caretaker Sarbjeet Kaur lured girls to befriend Maninder and Vajinder, who then blackmailed them to join flesh trade.
Sources confirmed the Passiana police failed to make a major breakthrough in the case despite arresting two accused and numerous VIP duties that hampered investigations, the probe was handed over to the CIA for further investigations. “The case was given to the CIA almost a few days back and they are constantly working on it under the direct supervision of Patiala SP (Detective),” they added.
Those booked in the case include dismissed DSP Gurjit Singh - PO in a murder case; his two sons Vajinder, Maninder and wife Jaspal Kaur. Gurjit was dismissed some years back after the registration of a murder case
Meanwhile, the police is also investigating the role of certain police officers from Bathinda, who allegedly help the accused procure a quarter in the Bathinda police lines, despite the fact that Gurjit Singh was dismissed from service.
CIA in charge Sukminder Chauhan said efforts were on to nab the accused. In her statement to the police, a Ludhiana-based girl has narrated, how she was sent to Dubai and was also sent to customers in and outside Punjab, after being forced into this profession.
Sex scandal probe shifted to CIA
Aman Sood
Tribune News Service
Patiala, March 8
Perturbed over the slow pace of investigation and failure of the police to recover the missing girl from Patiala, despite the recovery of pistol, love letters and porn clips of some Punjab girls from the accused, the investigations into the infamous sex scandal spread in many cities of Punjab has been transferred to the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA).
Sources in the Police Department confirmed that police teams and raid parties had been despatched to various parts of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to arrest the other accused in the case.
The accused were running a sex racket from a beauty parlour in Bathinda where the parlour caretaker Sarbjeet Kaur lured girls to befriend Maninder and Vajinder, who then blackmailed them to join flesh trade.
Sources confirmed the Passiana police failed to make a major breakthrough in the case despite arresting two accused and numerous VIP duties that hampered investigations, the probe was handed over to the CIA for further investigations. “The case was given to the CIA almost a few days back and they are constantly working on it under the direct supervision of Patiala SP (Detective),” they added.
Those booked in the case include dismissed DSP Gurjit Singh - PO in a murder case; his two sons Vajinder, Maninder and wife Jaspal Kaur. Gurjit was dismissed some years back after the registration of a murder case
Meanwhile, the police is also investigating the role of certain police officers from Bathinda, who allegedly help the accused procure a quarter in the Bathinda police lines, despite the fact that Gurjit Singh was dismissed from service.
CIA in charge Sukminder Chauhan said efforts were on to nab the accused. In her statement to the police, a Ludhiana-based girl has narrated, how she was sent to Dubai and was also sent to customers in and outside Punjab, after being forced into this profession.
