Police arrest 2 in connection with water supply employee’s murder

The Mehta police have arrested two individuals in connection with the murder of Shamsher Singh, a 39-year-old employee of the Water Supply Department, who was shot dead on January 31 at a water tank in Ghanshampur village.

The police said the accused have been identified as Karan Singh from Cheema Bath village (Beas) and Jaspreet Singh alias Lalla from Dubgarh village (Beas). Police officials said two other accomplices, Harpreet Singh alias Happy of Rampur Bhut Wind village, Vairowal (Tarn Taran); and Raja aka Kattu of Dubgarh village, are at large.

During questioning, the accused said the motive behind the murder was Shamsher’s harassment of Harpreet Singh’s girlfriend. The police have produced the accused in court and obtained police remand for further investigation and raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining two accomplices, including the prime accused, Harpreet Singh.

The police action follows a complaint filed by Shamsher Singh’s wife, Bhupinder Kaur. She told the police her husband left for duty around 9 am on the day of the incident. She had a doctor’s appointment in Mehta and planned to meet him at the water tank later that afternoon. Upon arriving, she went inside the tubewell room while Shamsher continued working outside.

Around 1.30 pm, she reported, three individuals arrived at the water tank and one shot Shamsher. As he fell to the ground, the other two suspects attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon, killing him.

The investigation continues as police work to track down the remaining suspects and uncover further details of the crime.