Chandigarh: At least 258 victims were relieved in the alleged false cases registered under the previous SAD-BJP regime by the Justice Mehtab Singh Gill (retd) Commission, an official press release said here on Thursday.

An official spokesperson said of the total 4,351 complaints received, as on August 1, 2018, the commission had disposed of 1,539 complaints, of which 1,195 were dismissed.

Action was still awaited in 86 more cases that were registered against innocent persons. This was disclosed here by Justice (retd) Mehtab Singh Gill after submitting his ninth interim report to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.

Justice Gill said FIRs were filed in the courts in 148 cases, while compliance of orders was reported in 38. In another 33 cases, proceedings were initiated under Section 182 of the IPC and action was taken against erring police officials in 10 cases. Compensation had so far been awarded in 29 cases. 

An official spokesperson said of the total 4,351 complaints received, as on August 1, 2018, the commission had disposed of 1,539 complaints, of which 1,195 were dismissed.

Bathinda district had reported 47 cases of action taken by the police for cancellation of FIRs, followed by 17 from Moga district, 13 from Ludhiana, 12 from Tarn Taran and 11 each from Amritsar and Ferozepur, according to the data received from various districts. Ludhiana had the maximum number of four cases of action taken against errant police officials.

The ninth interim report dealt with 240 cases, of which seven were allowed by the commission.