The court of the Additional District Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, on Tuesday granted permission to former deputy chief minister and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, an accused in the Kotkapura police firing incident, to travel abroad.
Sukhbir had sought permission to go abroad from July 7 to July 11. He was named in the case filed under several provisions of the IPC and the Arms Act at the Kotkapura police station on August 7, 2018.
The firing incident took place on October 14, 2015, following sacrilege incidents at gurdwaras in Bargari and Burj Jawahar Singh Wala villages in June and September 2015.
According to reports, police officials on duty had opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the sacrilege incidents. The firing at Behbal Kalan resulted in the death of two people, while the Kotkapura incident left multiple people injured.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had transferred the case to the Chandigarh court from the Faridkot court.
In his application, Sukhbir said he needed to travel abroad on account of personal engagements and family commitments. Badal said he would return before the next date of hearing in the court.
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