Raipur: Chhattisgarh government on Saturday filed a caveat in the Bilaspur High Court in connection with the suspended IPS GP Singh case stating that the court should hear its side before giving any judgement on the matter. This comes after GP Singh moved to the Bilaspur High Court demanding a CBI inquiry challenging the sedition case against him under the charges of corruption. Singh has termed the action taken against him as 'biased'.
He was suspended in a disproportionate assets case following raids at his premises by the state's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Economic Offences Wing (EOW). According to police, the documents recovered during the raids revealed that he was allegedly involved in promoting enmity and hatching a conspiracy against the established government and public representatives.
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Notably, this is the first time in the state where a sedition charge has been registered against a senior IPS officer. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said that ACB and EOW have taken action following the evidence found against GP Singh. According to police, Singh was booked under IPC sections 124-A (sedition) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) of the IPC.
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GP Singh has been accused of possessing disproportionate assets through extortion during his tenure at the Economic Offenses Wing. So far, illegal transactions worth over Rs 5 crore have been exposed and ACB and EOW raided nearly 10 locations including Singh's residence. Acquisition of anonymous properties has been confirmed in Raipur, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon and Odisha. According to reports, Singh also attempted money laundering by investing in shell companies.
Gurjinder Pal Singh is a 1994 batch IPS. He also served as SP of different parts in the state and had also been IGP of Bilaspur, Durg and Raipur districts. Singh also served as the head of EOW and Anti Corruption Bureau.
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