Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday quashed an FIR registered against Sukhbir Singh Badal, the President of Shiromani Akali Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.
The case registered against him and his supporters at Beas Police Station now stands quashed.
Sukhbir Singh Badal on July 1, 2021, during the Congress regime, addressed a press conference at Amritsar alleging illegal mining on the banks of river Beas after which he reached the spot along with his supporters.
It was alleged that he and his supporters reached the mining site and disturbed the work.
An FIR was registered in this regard on July 1, 2021, in Beas police station.
Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal approached the High Court to cancel this FIR. Today, the High Court accepted the petition and rejected the case registered against the SAD Chief.