Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab Police on Monday submitted status reports in sealed covers before a Chandigarh court on the status of pending investigations into the Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan police firing cases.

The court, during the previous hearing on July 18, had directed the prosecution to place the status reports regarding any pending investigation before it.

The development comes after the trials relating to the Kotkapura firing and damage to property were transferred from Faridkot to the Chandigarh sessions court in April this year on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana high court.

The Kotkapura incident took place on October 14, 2015, during a protest against "sacrilege" incidents reported from Bargari and Burj Jawahar...