22-year-old shot dead over old enmity

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 12

A youth, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, alias Jassi (22), a resident of Bhindar Kalan village falling under the Khilchian police station, was shot dead by two bike-borne persons at Housing Board Colony here on Thursday evening.

He had come to meet his maternal uncle when the incident took place. The firing led to panic in the area. According to the police, an old enmity was the reason behind the murder.

Jashanpreet Singh, alias Jassi, had recently come out of the jail on bail as a number of prisoners were released from jail during the Covid-19 pandemic. He was lodged there as cases of murder bid, Arms Act and NDPS Act were registered against him a year ago.

Dilbagh Singh, father of the victim, told the police that he had come to meet his uncle in Housing Board Colony when two bike-borne persons shot him dead. The family members suspected that he might have been gunned down by notorious criminal Kaalu Chanchal who was threatening him for the past few months. Around two years ago, he had a dispute with him.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Sarabjit Singh Bajwa, the Ranjit Avenue and Civil Lines police reached the spot and took the body into their possession and sent it for a postmortem. It also took several suspects into their custody for interrogation.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar said the police had nominated around three persons, including Kaalu Chanchal, on the basis of the statement of the victim’s father. He said raids were on to nab the suspects while further investigation was under progress.