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A Supreme Court-appointed committee which probed the security breach during Prime Minister Modis visit to Punjab in January 2022 had indicted several state officers for lapses.

Two Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officers, Parson Singh and Jagdish Kumar, Inspectors Jatinder Singh and Balwinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Jaswant Singh and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ramesh Kumar were the six policemen suspended, according to the November 22 order of the States Home Department.

Bathinda SP, along with 6 more police officers have been suspended for the security lapse during PM Modi's visit to Ferozpur on Jan 5, 2022.

PM Modi was stranded for half an hour on a flyover when he was travelling by road from Bathinda airport to Ferozepur on January 5, 2022. | Latest News India

These six were placed under suspension along with a superintendent of police rank officer, who was reported suspended earlier.

Six more policemen have been suspended for alleged dereliction of duty in connection with a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the state in January 2022.

Till now, in this case, the then SP Ferozepur Gurvinder Singh Sanga, DSP Parson Singh, DSP Jagdish Kumar, Inspector Tejinder Singh, Balwinder Singh, Jaswant Singh and ASI Rakesh Kumar have been suspended