PM Security Breach: SC to Set Up a Probe Panel Headed by a Former SC Judge

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said that a formal order to this effect will be passed shortly on setting up of the panel.

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A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said that a formal order to this effect will be passed shortly on setting up of the panel.

pm security breach sc to set up a probe panel headed by a former sc judge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cavalcade stuck on a flyover, in Ferozepur, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the ongoing inquiries by two separate panels of the Union government and the Punjab government into the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Punjab, and said that it will set up a committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe it.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said that a formal order to this effect will be passed shortly on setting up of the panel to which the DGP Chandigarh, IG of NIA and the registrar general of Punjab and Haryana HC may be part.

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The top court was hearing the plea of an organisation, Lawyers Voice, 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.

On January 5, the prime minister's convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur after which he returned from poll-bound Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.

(PTI)

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