Punjab Police ''informer'' shot dead, Bambiha gang owns up on Facebook

Sukhmeet Bhasin
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 17

A poultry-farm owner was reportedly shot dead by gangster Davinder Bambiha gang members on the Phul-Gill Kalan village road in Rampura area in broad daylight on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Hardev Singh alias Gogi Jattana (45), a resident of Phul. Claiming that Jattana was a police informer, Bambiha-gang members took the responsibility of killing him on their Facebook page. In their FB post, they claimed that Sukhpreet Budda Kussa and Aman Jaito have killed Jattana.

They said they have taken revenge, as Jattana was the one who had given information to police about Davinder Bambiha when he was killed in a police encounter in 2016 near Phul village in Bathinda district.

They have also threatened that in future too if anyone will give information about their group members to police, he
would meet the same fate. Bathinda SSP Naveen Singla said, “I have also seen the Facebook post on which Bambiha gang members have taken the responsibility of this murder. We have started a probe, only after which it would be clear they have killed him." As per information, two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on Jattana on Sunday morning on Phul-Gill Kalan village road before fleeing the spot. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead. After getting the information, DSP, Phul, Jaswinder Singh, Phul SHO Gurmail Singh, CIA team, fingerprint team and dog squad reached the spot and started a probe into this incident. Police are working on various angles in this case. Phul SHO Gurmail Singh said police have registered a case against unidentified persons on the statement of the
deceased's brother Megha Singh.

In his statement to police, Jattana's brother stated that on Sunday around 10.45 am when Hardev was standing near the gate of their poultry farm, two assailants came on a motorcycle and called him, and asking the price of eggs. However, when he approached them, the person riding pillion opened fire at him. One of the bullets hit his head while the other pierced into his stomach. He fell on ground with blood profusely flowing from his body. Subsequently, the labourer working inside the farm and family members rushed towards him. He was immediately taken to civil hospital at Rampura, but could not be saved.”

The SHO revealed that murder was carried out with 7.62 mm pistol. Police are also checking the call details of the deceased to find a clue about the attackers.