Gustakhi Maaf Haryana: Pawan Kumar Bansal
Extracts from my upcoming book “Untold story of Haryana Police”
Bhindrawala was allowed safe package by a top Haryana Cop from a Gurudwara in village Chando Kalan in then Hisar district of Haryana on instructions from top political bosses ?
Amrit Pal changed clothes and escaped–Bhindrawala was allowed safe passage by Haryana Police? Khalistani supporter and disciple of late Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawala had escaped by changing clothes and switching vehicles, claims Punjab Police. This reminds me more than four decades old incidents when Punjab Police was chasing SaintJarnail Singh Bhindranwale in connection with the murder of Journalist Lala Jagat Narayan.Bhindrawala has taken shelter in a Gurudwara at Chando Kalan in old Hisar district of Haryana.
A Punjab police party led by D.R.Bhatti, then Ludhiana district police chief had come to arrest him and the Haryana Police team headed by IPS officer S.A.Khan was deputed to assist its Punjab counterpart
Both the Punjab police and Haryana police have adequate and full proof arrangements for his arrest. At that time Bhindrawala had not reached the fame which he enjoyed later. The police had Gheraoed Bhindrawala and they were just to arrest him but a powerful politician of the State had managed his escape.This was not alleged by any opposition leader but by a Minister of Late Darbara Singh Govt. of Punjab.
The minister, a close lieutenant of Darbara Singh had alleged that Punjab Police would have arrested Bhindrawala at Chando Kalan,had some V.V.I.P, from Delhi not intervened over the telephone. Obviously he was referring to an influential Union minister belonging to Punjab who was at loggerheads with Darbara Singh and was allegedly encouraging terrorists to Let Darbara Singh down by engineering trouble.
Highly placed official sources had told this scribe that Delhi based politician rang to Haryanvi politician “Why are you taking the trouble of Darbara Singh on your shoulders.” Delhi based politician thought that if Bhindrawala is arrested in Haryana,Darbara Singh the then CM of Punjab would have a sigh of relief.
It is widely believed that Sant had escaped from Cahndo Kalan in the official car of a senior cop of Haryana.
After escaping from Chando Kalan,Bhindrawala alleged that “Beed ‘ of holy Guru Granth Sahib was burnt by the Police at Chando Kalan and demanded a judicial probe into the incident. He also demanded that cops who had led the operation should be handed over to him so that he could prosecute him. This has demoralised Police in both states and Bhatti who had led the Punjab Police was so frightened that he arranged an “Akhand Path” (recitation of Guru Granth Sahib ) at his residence to prove that he being a true Sikh had all regard for holy Granth.
Bhajan Lal had appointed an enquiry commission to probe the role of Haryana Police.
Haryana CM,Bhajan Lal who was putting a brave face refused to hold enquiry denying the allegations. Later ,however under pressure from Akalis and to please Bhindrawala ,he appointed an enquiry commission to probe into Chando Kalan incidents.S.A.Khan who had Led the Haryana Police party to assist Punjab Police had to face a Lot of harassment and this has triggered resentment among the Haryana Police.but politicians are worried for their own interests. .
