The Election Commission on Saturday suspended Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Ravjot Kaur Grewal, three days before the bye-elections for the Assembly seat, The Indian Express reported.

The bye-polls, necessitated by the death of the Aam Aadmi Party MLA in June, will be held on Tuesday, and the results will be announced on Friday.

While the poll body has not cited a reason for Grewal’s suspension, the move came after Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal met the Election Commission-appointed observer and submitted a written complaint alleging misuse of power by the official to help the ruling AAP in Punjab, the Hindustan Times reported.

A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders had also met the chief electoral officer of Punjab in Chandigarh and subm

See Full Page