Chandigarh, July 24 -- In a significant administrative action in connection with the alleged use of force against protesting sanitation workers in Barnala, the Punjab Government has suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Satbir Singh Bains, as per the release.

The move comes after National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) Vice Chairperson Hardeep Singh Gill took suo motu cognisance of the incident and directed the Punjab Government to submit a factual report within seven days.

In his communication to the Punjab Chief Secretary, Hardeep Singh Gill noted that media reports had raised serious allegations of police action against sanitation workers protesting in Barnala. He emphasised that safeguarding the rights, dignity, a...