Chandigarh, July 20 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Behbal Kalan firing case and alleged that the probe was being used to settle political scores instead of identifying the real culprits.

Speaking to reporters before joining the investigation, Badal said he had appeared before the SIT every time he was summoned and questioned the delay in completing the probe.

"Today is the fourth time I have been called. Every time I have been called, I have reached. Because my aim as president of Akali Dal is that in any investigation, the real culprits should be caught. But here, SIT is not formed to catch the culprits. SIT has been formed to fight a poli...