Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 12: Supreme Court on Wednesday has set up a committee headed by a retired top court judge, Justice Indu Malhotra to investigate the security lapse during PM Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit on January 5.
The panel will have Justice (retd) Indu Malhotra, Director General of National Investigation Agency, Director General of Security of Punjab and Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court as its members.
Supreme Court, while setting up an independent committee said that the panel will inquire into causes of the security breach, persons responsible for it & the measures to be taken in future for preventing such security breaches of VVIPs.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said the committee needs to submit the report at the earliest.
“The terms of reference will be the cause of breach, what are the safeguards required for such safety of the Prime Minister. The committee to submit a report at the earliest,” the CJI said.
