India, April 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought an affidavit from Fatehgarh Sahib senior superintendent of police (SSP) on findings recorded by the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) in a case involving a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Ramandeep Singh.

The court also stayed proceedings against the DSP and sought response from Punjab Police by July 16.

While dealing with a complaint, the PSHRC had recommended registration of an FIR in a complaint and had expressed its anguish that an inquiry officer, Satish Kumar Nanda, along with other officers, tried to destroy the evidence by deleting the CCTV footage, which was not produced before the commission. The footage would have assisted the commission to asce...