Three men including an activist of Akali Dal allegedly murdered an
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of the Punjab Police in broad day light
for stopping them from teasing his daughter.
The incident that took place on the main GT road, meters away from
Chehhertta Police station sent shock waves across Amritsar.
The deceased ASI was identified as Ravinder Pal Singh posted the Gharinda Police station near Attari Border.
The Police have registered a case under section
302 and arms Act against one Ranjit Singh Rana, Gurveer Singh and one
unidentified person. Rana is learnt to be one of the general secretaries
in the district body of the Akali party.
The incident took place between 3:00pm to 3:30pm and even after the
residents there raised alarm, the city police failed to reached the
spot.
The accused fired three bullets at the ASI. Two hit his leg and foot while the third hit him near his chest.
Daughter of the cop was also injured. Police claimed that some splinter hit the girls arm.
Some men near Chehhertta area would tease ASI's daughter.
On Wednesday afternoon again when the girl spotted the SUV of the
persons who teased her, she called up her father ASI Ravinder Pal Singh.
As the ASI reached the spot, there was some altercation between the
cop and the accused after which the accused fired in the legs of the ASI
with a pistol.
Thereafter they ran away but after about 20 minutes, the accused came back again with a rifle and fired in the chest of the ASI.
Although the ASI was rushed to a local hospital, he was declared dead.
SSP Amritsar (rural) P.S. Virk, who reached the hospital said, “The
daughter of the ASI studied in a tuition and was teased by the accused.
We have learnt that there were three people in the SUV. The accused have
been identified.”
When contacted Amritsar Police Commissioner Ram Singh said, “The girl
had told her father ASI Ravinderpal Singh that she was teased by some
boys. When again on Wednesday, the girl spotted the boys, she called her
father. AS ASI reached there, there was some argument and later the
accused fired at the cop, who died.”
On a question regarding Akali connection of accused Rana, the Commissioner of Police Ram Singh said, “ I am unaware of that.”
No accused has been arrested yet, he added. Although the police did not confirm, but sources claimed that Rana
had fired at the cop. "We are still investigating this," said
Commissioner Ram Singh.
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