Navjot Singh Sidhu news : arrested in suspect of Drugs , who was sentenced to one year in prison for aggravated street violence in 1988, appeared before Punjab’s Patiala High Court on Friday (May 20).
ACCORDING TO THE SOURCES :
According to ANI, his media adviser Surinder Dalla said, “Navjot Singh Sidhu has presented himself before the Chief Justice. He is in court. Medical examinations and other legal procedures will be accepted. ” After committing himself, the former Punjab Congress official arrived at Mata
Kaushalya Hospital in Patiala for examination. Former police officer Inderjit Singh, who was fired, allegedly faces charges of drug dealing, including officials – many of whom are still working. He was admitted to the same camp as Sidhu on Friday, but was released “after questioning”.
Dismissed CIA detective Inderjit Singh, where illegal weapons, including an AK-47, and drug paraphernalia in 2017, was housed in the same area as Sidhu.
Sources in the Department of Correctional Services confirmed that even prison staff were shocked to see Sidhu being held in solitary confinement with a prisoner. “So far, the Punjab prisons have seen people killed and Sidhu, because of his anti-drug status, is on the list,” the source said.
Sidhu surrendered on Friday, a day after the SC sentenced him to one year in prison in a 1988 street violence case. Last night, Sidhu was detained at the barracks after completing his rites at 7.30pm.
IPS chief executive said keeping any prisoner based in Punjab on drug charges or linked to “big fish” in the trade could be a serious threat to Sidhu, like SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia.
“Prison authorities had to check on prisoners living with Sidhu. Even those who are close to him need to be monitored, given his status against drug traffickers, ”he added.
Refusing to divulge details about the matter, prison Superintendent Manjit Tiwana said: “Such information should not be disclosed to the public. You can go to the adults in Chandigarh for more information. I am not authorized to comment on this matter. ” Staff accompanying Prisons Minister Harjot Bains said a senior prison official would comment on the matter.
Later, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections told the Tribune newspaper when a report came to them about the dismissed police officer Inderjit Singh who was joining the camp with Sidhu, ordering his release. “Prison officials told me that Inderjit had been relocated. We will look into the downfall, if any, ”he added, adding that there was no security issue inside the prison.
The first 24 hours in jail :
1 . He skipped dinner on Friday, drank tea on Saturday morning
2 . He does yoga, meditation
3 . Moving complaints about wheat allergies, health issues
4 . Food approved by a doctor’s advice.
A few hours back, Sidhu had gone to the Supreme Court seeking a few weeks’ bail to say he wanted to “arrange his medical affairs”. Attorney-General AM Singhvi, representing Sidhu, told the bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, “Yes, he will resign soon.” “We want a few weeks to dedicate it. It’s been 34 years. He wants to organize his medical affairs,” the lawyer said.
The High Court on Thursday sentenced the cricketer, who has been a politician for a year, to 30 years in prison.
However, in May 2018, a high court, while accusing him of “voluntarily injuring” a 65-year-old man, saved Sidhu from prison and fined him only Rs 1,000. In 2018, the Supreme Court reversed the 2006 decision by the Punjab and Haryana High Courts that convicted a Punjab Congress leader of culpable homicide and sentenced him to three years in prison.
What is the 1988 road rage case against Sidhu?
On December 27, 1988, Sidhu and his assistant Rupinder Singh Sandhu allegedly assaulted 65-year-old Gurnam Singh in Patiala.
According to the prosecutor, the two were in Gypsy parked in the middle of the road near Sheranwala Gate Crossing in Patiala when the victim and two others were on their way to the bank to withdraw cash. When Gurnam Singh, who was driving the Maruti car, asked Sidhu and Sandhu to remove the Gypsy from the middle of the road, war broke out. Following the incident, the 65-year-old man was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
