The Punjab government is set to proceed with “compulsory retirement” of suspended superintendent of police (SP)-rank officer Salwinder Singh, 53, who recently got a clean chit from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the Pathankot airbase terror attack last year. Punjab director general of police (DGP) office last week forwarded the case of Salwinder’s compulsory retirement to the state home department, citing his “controversial conduct throughout his service in Punjab Police, starting as an assistant sub-inspector (ASI)”. “Due to a series of cases against him, the senior officials decided to take action against him in form of giving him compulsory retirement. Salwinder, would continue to get the retirement benefits once he is sent on compulsory retirement. Posted as the Gurdaspur SP, Salwinder shot into the limelight after he was purportedly kidnapped by terrorists hours before the Pathankot airbase attack in January 2016.

Source: Hindustan Times May 02, 2017 16:18 UTC