Amritsar: No headway in Vishesh Gupta murder case

PK Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 24

Karandeep Singh, the prime accused in Vishesh Gupta murder case, has a criminal case of car theft registered against him at local Cantonment police station here. The case was registered against him two years ago.

Besides Karandeep, Kashi, a resident of Kashmir, was among four persons booked in the case. The duo was arrested and a stolen car was recovered from them at that time, the police said.

The police have failed to make any arrest in the murder so far though teams were raiding different parts in Himanchal Pradesh after getting a tip-off that he was hiding there.

The police have issued a look-out circular against Karandeep to ensure that he does not escape to a foreign country.

According to information, Gupta’s murder was the handiwork of supari killers. He was shot at by two unidentified bike-borne persons 10 days ago and he succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Noida.

The police had booked Karandeep Singh of Khat Khokhar area in Gurdaspur and his unidentified accomplices in this regard. The investigations carried out so far reveal that the perpetrators’ actual target was Shivam Gupta, cousin of the deceased. Shivam was engaged to a girl in Pathankot area, who allegedly had an affair with Karandeep. Karandeep had approached Shivam’s family and asked them to reject the proposal, while issuing threats. He later apologised before the police and assured not to indulge in such acts again.

The case in a nutshell

The perpetrators’ actual target was Shivam Gupta, cousin of the deceased. Shivam was engaged to a girl in Pathankot area, who allegedly had an affair with Karandeep. Karandeep had approached Shivam’s family and asked them to reject the proposal, while issuing threats. He later apologised before the police and assured not to indulge in such acts again. However, on December 11, Shivam left the shop an hour earlier. The shooters reportedly, mistook Vishesh as Shivam and shot at him. He said the police informed that Karan allegedly hired some contract killers who entered in Punjab on December 10. They were provided weapon and bike for the crime here.