The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed its former judge Indu Malhotra as chairperson of a panel to investigate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security lapse in Punjab last week. The other members of the committee are the director-general of the National Investigation Agency, director-general of police Chandigarh, additional director-general of police (security) Punjab, and registrar general of Punjab and Haryana High Court. It directed the registrar general of Punjab and Haryana High Court to submit documents on security arrangements for PM's visit to Justice Indu Malhotra. Explainer: SC, SPG Act and PM Modi's securityThe ministry of home affairs last Thursday constituted a three-member committee to probe into the lapses in the security arrangement during PM Modi's visit to Punjab's Ferozepur. "This was a major lapse in the security of the Prime Minister,” the ministry said in a statement following the incident.

Source: Hindustan Times January 12, 2022 07:17 UTC