Avtar Gill murder: Accused threatening us, says wife of victim

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 5

Seema, wife of Avtar Singh Gill, who was beaten to death by notorious criminal Antarpreet Singh Kahlon and his accomplices, alleged that the accused and his father, a Sub-Inspector, were threatening her family and the eye witnesses of dire consequences.

She said their life was in danger as the police failed to nab the accused even after 15 days of the crime. Gill, who worked with a wine contractor, was killed on June 21.

Though the police had claimed it to be a road rage incident, family members said it was the fallout of an old enmity.

Kahlon and his accomplices have been absconding, while the police had nabbed only one person who had hosted a party for the accused on the fateful day. Kahlon’s father Tejinder Singh, who is a Sub-Inspector, has been posted at the CIA staff here.

Earlier, family members of the deceased had alleged that the police were sheltering the accused. They had met senior police officials alleging that they were being pressurised for striking a compromise.

An SUV in which the deceased was travelling was damaged by the accused. It was stolen from outside the house of Gill a couple of days after the incident. It raised many eyebrows while the kin pointed out that it was the duty of the police to take the vehicle into their possession.

In a letter to DGP Dinkar Gupta, Seema alleged that Kahlon, Jaskaran Bholu, Gursimran, alias Gopi, Jaskaran Singh, alias Gama, and Jagroop Bambra, killed her husband on June 21.

She said they were threatening to kill her and her family. She said SI Tejinder Singh was influencing the case and threatening her to withdraw the case. She said if anything happened to her family members, Kahlon and his father would be responsible.