CHANDIGARH, Sept. 25 -- A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) submitted a memorandum to Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday, seeking an independent and high-level special investigation team (SIT) to probe the rape allegations against former Akali leader and ex-SGPC member Amarjeet Singh Chawla and examine the complainant's allegations regarding the purported involvement of senior SGPC and SAD (Badal) functionaries.

Former Punjab finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, former MLA Gaganjit Singh Barnala and other party functionaries submitted the memorandum.

In the memorandum, the delegation referred to an FIR registered on August 21 at Anandpur Sahib police station and sought an independent probe into the circu...