Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned Panchkula police commissioner Rakesh Kumar Arya to appear in court on March 3, expressing shock over the alleged collusion between senior police officers and the mining mafia. The court also said that the police are attempting to stifle the investigation into the case which cannot be permitted.

Justice NS Shekhawat, while hearing a civil writ petition against the State of Haryana, noted that serious allegations had been raised regarding the involvement of senior police officials in the illegal mining racket. The case was registered on November 27, 2024, at Chandimandir police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Mini...