Accomplices of dismissed SI still at large

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 9

Even after the arrest of dismissed Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kaur in double suicide case, her accomplices are still out of reach of the police. She was brought on the police remand by the Mohkampura police and later she was sent to the judicial custody. Two separate cases of abetment to suicide were registered against her in Mohkampura police station and Jandiala police station.

Vikramjit Singh, a jeweller and resident of Navapind village located on Mehta road here was found hanging in a hotel room on Batala road on October 10, while his wife Sukhbir Kaur, also ended her life in the village in the same night.

It took the intervention of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for arresting Sandeep Kaur, who was arrested even after elapsing of around two weeks of the incident.

Though the rural police have booked several persons for sheltering her, she was arrested from a residential complex in Sri Hargobindpur in Gurdaspur on October 21.

She was booked on the basis of suicide note recovered from the hotel room where Vikramjit ended his life. He also made video and audio messages blaming the Sub-Inspector for his death. He had accused her of extorting huge amount of money after blackmailing and harassing her. He had alleged that she was being sheltered by a ruling party MLA.

The rural police had also booked a police constable Gagandeep Singh, alias Gurbir Singh, attached with CRC branch of the city police, besides Sandeep’s two relatives, Kulwinder Singh and Sukhjit Singh, for sheltering her while absconding from her service.

Gagandeep was absent from his service ever the registration of case against him, following which he was placed under suspension.

The city police had also nominated Navneet Sandhu and Deep Sandhu, both reportedly cops, who had extorted money on different occasions from him. Deep Sandhu used to identify himself as a DSP-rank official to the victim.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Harpal Singh said raids were on to nab her accomplices who were still evading arrest.