Prime suspect in fraud case nabbed

PK Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 26

A day after the registration of fraud case, the Division B police have arrested prime suspect Sarabjit Singh, who had allegedly duped a local resident, Attarpreet Singh, of Rs 4.85 lakh on the pretext of cancelling an FIR registered against his father and bailing him out of the jail. His two accomplices, Amritpal Singh and Jaspreet, both residents of the Sultanwind road area here were yet to be arrested.

They were booked following a probe conducted by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bureau of Investigations) Kirpal Singh.

Complainant Attarpreet alleged that the accused had duped in the name of several police officials and judges. He said that his family had wholesale business of desi ghee. He said last year a false case was registered against his father Bakshish under the Trade Marks Act. His father was later arrested by the police.

He said Amritpal Singh and Jaspreet Singh were his friends while Sarabjit was known to them. He said when their family was passing through difficult times following the arrest of their father, Amritpal and Jaspreet came to him and said that Sarabjit Singh was an influential person of the area and had links with several politicians. They said he (Sarabjit) would help them in getting the FIR cancelled and release of Bakshish Singh.

“As the two were my friends, we never thought that they would cheat him and his family,” Attarpreet said. The duo took money from them in the name of bribing policemen and Sessions Judge who they claimed was a relative of Sarabjit. Attarpreet said they told him that they had met the judge and the cops and all the matter was settled now that Bakshish Singh would be released on bail. However, after taking the money they got disappeared from court and did not responded to their calls while their father was also not released.

He said he started demanding their money back, but the accused kept dilly-dallying the matter and did not return the amount. Following they lodged a complaint with Police Commissioner Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill who marked a probe to ADCP Kirpal Singh. In his report, the ADCP found the allegations true and recommended registration of FIR against the three.

After taking opinion of the district attorney, the city police registered a case under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the three accused. 

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