Congress Leader Urges Punjab Assembly to Probe Gangster's Interview Controversy

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has called for a committee to investigate interviews conducted with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The issue surfaced after the Punjab Police's Special Investigation Team reported that interviews were held while Bishnoi was in custody. Bajwa demands further probing into the involvement of police officers.

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday called for the formation of a committee within the Punjab Assembly to investigate the controversial interviews conducted with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

During the second day of the three-day assembly session, Bajwa also demanded that Special Director General of Police Prabodh Kumar undertake a probe into the matter. The interviews, which were aired by a private news channel, took place while Bishnoi was under Punjab Police custody and another in Rajasthan last year, according to a report by the Special Investigation Team headed by Prabodh Kumar.

Bajwa insisted that a committee similar to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) be formed to investigate the police officers' involvement in facilitating these interviews and to ensure the erring officers are held accountable.

(With inputs from agencies.)