Killing of ASIs in Jagraon: Gangster’s wife among six nabbed

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 21

In the ongoing probe into the killing of two ASIs, Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinderjit Singh, in Jagraon, the Ludhiana (Rural) police have arrested six persons, including the wife of one of the gangsters, Darshan Singh, of Salauli village here.

The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh Lucky of Moga, his wife Ramandeep Kaur, Gagandeep Singh Nanna of Salauli, Jaspreet Singh of Jagraon, Nanak Chand of Salauli and Satpal Kaur, wife of gangster Darshan.

Guns, cartridges seized

Ludhiana (Rural) SSP Charanjit Singh Sohal said 180 cartridges, four magazines and a telescope were recovered from Satpal Kaur, 20 cartridges from Jaspreet, 43 cartridges from Nanak Chand, .12-bore gun along with 16 cartridges from Gagandeep, 20 cartridges along with .12-bore gun, a Swift car, 26 registration certificates (RCs) of various vehicles from Gurpreet and three RCs from Ramandeep Kaur.

Ludhiana (rural) SSP Charanjit Singh Sohal said 180 live cartridges, four magazines and a telescope were recovered from Satpal Kaur, 20 live cartridges from Jaspreet, 43 live cartridges from Nanak Chand, .12 bore gun along with 16 cartridges from Gagandeep, 20 cartridges along with .12 bore gun, a Swift car, 26 Registration Certificates (RCs) of various vehicles from Gurpreet and three RCs from Ramandeep Kaur.

The SSP said these persons used to help the Jaipal group either by keeping their weapons safe at some secret places or by keeping them in loop regarding police activities.

The recovered weapons are those which Jaipal and his gang had kept after commiting the crime.

“We suspect thgese weapons were used by gangsters in various crimes and these persons were helping gangsters in the crimes. Their interrogation can give us clue about whereabouts of gangster Jaipal and the three others involved in the crime, “SSP said.

Snatched weapon might be used in killings

SSP Charanjit Singh Sohal said a few days before the killing of the two ASIs in Jagraon, Jaipal reportedly had a scuffle at a naka in Doraha, Ludhiana, and he had also snatched a 9 mm weapon from a policeman. Since the 9 mm weapon, which only the police posses, was used in the crime, it is possible that Jaipal used the weapon to kill the policemen.