Ludhiana, May 18 -- The Dehlon police have registered an FIR against inspector Sukhjinder Singh, the then station house officer of Dehlon police station, and police station munshi head constable Sanjiv Kumar for allegedly tampering with evidence, fabricating witness statements and manipulating official records during investigation of the murder case of NRI woman Rupinder Kaur.

The action was initiated following directions from senior police officers after a special investigation team (SIT) reportedly found serious discrepancies in the case file during the ongoing probe.

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