Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Sampla Requests New Date for Behbal Kalan SIT Questioning
A police investigation team asked Vijay Kumar Sampla to answer questions about a 2015 police firing.
Sampla said he could not attend on August 27 because he already had party events planned.
He asked the team to give him another date in September.
He also asked for copies of documents mentioned during earlier questioning.
Sampla said these papers would help him understand the investigation.
He claimed he had no connection to the case and was being unnecessarily implicated.
The case followed protests over incidents involving a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib in Faridkot.
Two protesters were killed and others were injured during police firing in 2015.
BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sampla asked the Punjab Police SIT for a new date to appear in the Behbal Kalan firing investigation.
Sampla said previously scheduled party meetings and programmes prevented him from appearing on August 27.
He requested another date in September and sought copies of documents relevant to the inquiry.
Sampla said he wanted to review the documents to understand the case and cooperate with investigators.
The 2015 firing killed Gurjeet Singh and Krishan Bhagwan Singh and injured others during anti-sacrilege protests.
- Who
- BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Kumar Sampla and the Punjab Police Special Investigation Team.
- What
- Sampla requested a new date to appear for questioning and asked for documents related to the investigation.
- When
- He was directed to appear on August 27; on August 25, he requested another date in September.
- Where
- The questioning was scheduled before the SIT in Chandigarh; the case was registered in Faridkot district, Punjab.
- Why
- Sampla said prior party commitments prevented him from attending and that he needed the documents to understand and cooperate with the inquiry.
Sampla’s position
Investigators’ position
Request for a new date
Sampla’s position
Sampla said scheduled party meetings and programmes made him unavailable on August 27 and asked for a September date.
Investigators’ position
The police team directed him to appear before the SIT in Chandigarh on August 27 for questioning.
Documents and involvement
Sampla’s position
Sampla requested relevant documents, said he had no connection to the case, and alleged that BJP leaders were being harassed and he was being unnecessarily implicated.
Investigators’ position
The SIT is investigating the case and referred to documents during questioning, but the report does not state the team’s response to Sampla’s allegations or document request.
- Investigation
- Punjab Police Special Investigation Team inquiry into the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case
- Scheduled appearance
- August 27 in Chandigarh
- Requested alternative
- A date in September
- Documents
- Sampla requested copies of documents relevant to the inquiry
- Deaths
- Gurjeet Singh and Krishan Bhagwan Singh were killed
- Related protests
- The firing occurred during anti-sacrilege protests in Faridkot
- Other injuries
- Several people were injured at Kotkapura