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Rachna Khaira
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 21
Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora today said expert cyber support available to the assailants in high-profile murder cases was helping them evade arrest.
Talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of the 58th Police Commemoration Day observed at the PAP grounds here today, Arora said in most such cases, the assailants left no footprints at the crime spot. “This is the most challenging part in the investigation. These cases are similar in many ways. The assailants were not known to the victims, they did not carry any mobile phones while committing the crime and they came on motorcycles and left no footprints behind,” he said.
When asked about the scrutiny of the CCTV footage on the route followed by the culprits, the DGP said the assailants seemed to have done a survey of the spot much before committing the crime. “Since they knew that most CCTV cameras store footage not more than 15 days, they seemed to have done the survey much before executing the crime. During investigations, it was revealed that the routes followed by the assailants before and after the crime did not have CCTV cameras,” he said, adding that the launching of multi-agency probe by involving the CBI and the NIA would help them expose the conspiracy behind the killings.
Hinting at foreign hand behind the murders, the DGP raised serious concern over “the manner in which some extremist groups are polluting the young minds by disseminating wrong information through social media”.
“Extremist groups are presenting distorted facts about the sacrilege incidents and also the way the youths should follow to safeguard the interests of their communities. This is fast leading to an alarming situation. We have apprised the state government about it,” said Arora, adding that they would launch their own Facebook page and a Twitter handle to interact with the public directly.
Earlier addressing the gathering, the DGP said it was a matter of pride for the Punjab Police that since 1981, 2,719 personnel laid down their lives in the service of the nation. The DGP hailed the decision of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to restore the special family pension of the officers martyred during the militancy period.
Martyrs remembered
Fatehgarh Sahib: The police and district administration today organised a function to mark the day. Paying tribute to the martyrs, Alka Meena, SSP, said it was due to their sacrifice that the state succeeded in tackling militancy. She assured the martyrs’ families of all possible help to sort out their grievances. Gurpreet Singh GP, MLA, Bassi Pathana, Harpal Singh, District and Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Daljit Singh Rana, SP (D) were also present. — OC
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