Court to frame charges against sacked woman cop on December 2
BATHINDA, Nov. 21 -- A Bathinda sessions court on Thursday fixed December 2 as the date to frame charges against dismissed Punjab Police constable Amandeep Kaur in a corruption case, after the vigilance bureau (VB) finally filed a supplementary chargesheet-three months behind schedule. Earlier this week, the Punjab and Haryana high court granted Amandeep regular bail in a disproportionate assets case. She also faces a separate case for possession of heroin. The matter was heard by additional district and sessions judge Surinder Pal Kaur, and details of Thursday's order were awaited.
According to court proceedings, the VB had filed the second chargesheet against Amandeep on December 14 last year. On October 30, the sessions court had criticised the VB for failing to submit the supplementary chargesheet since August. The court had given the agency a final deadline of November 20, before which the VB submitted the pending document.
The delay in filing the additional chargesheet had stalled the commencement of the trial, which can only begin once charges are formally framed. Details of the supplementary chargesheet filed this week have not been made public.
The VB had initially submitted the challan on July 19 but had repeatedly sought time since August to furnish the accused's bank details. Amandeep was held on April 2 in Bathinda after 17.71 gm of heroin was allegedly recovered from her SUV....
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