Day after Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was recently released from jail, claimed to have spotted an “unknown suspicious character” on the terrace of his residence in Punjab’s Patiala, the police registered an FIR in connection with an alleged security lapse on Monday.
On Sunday, Sidhu said a suspicious person, with a grey blanket wrapped around his body, was spotted on the terrace of his residence. He added that the person escaped after a servant raised an alarm.
A police official in Patiala said a case has been registered in the matter and an investigation is underway. CCTV footage of the area is being scanned, he added.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Sidhu said he had spoken to the Punjab Police chief and the SSP of Patiala over the issue.
"This security lapse will not deter me from raising my voice for Punjab," he tweeted.
In a tweet, Sidhu said, “Today on the terrace of my residence an unknown suspicious character wrapped in grey blanket was noticed around 7:00 PM , the moment my servant went out raised the alarm and called for help , he immediately ran and escaped.” He further said that he has spoken to the DGP of Punjab Police and Patiala’s SSP. “Have spoken to @DGPPunjabPolice and SSP Patiala has also been informed,” he said.
Vows to keep raising voice for Punjab
Sidhu further said, “This security lapse will not deter me from raising my voice for Punjab.” He also tagged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in the tweet.
Cricketer-turned-politician was released from Patiala jail today (April 1), approximately 10 months after he was sentenced to one-year jail by Supreme Court in a three decades old road rage case.
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